Inscribed
National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
National September 11 Memorial South Pool · Panel S-70 Richard Peter Gabriel
First Lieutenant U.S. Marine Corps
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salute.nw ↗ First Lieutenant ยท United States Marine Corps - VietnamIn memory of
Richard Gabriel
1946 – 2001 Today would have been the birthday. A white rose is at the name.
- Born in
- The Bronx, New York
- Killed that day
- September 11, 2001, aged 54
- Lived in
- Great Falls, Virginia
- Aboard
- 1st Lt., Flight 77, Passenger
- Held on
- September 11, 2001 · The Pentagon
First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps, retired, and a veteran of Vietnam, where he was wounded and lost a leg.
He came to terms with it young and went on without bitterness. Those who knew him spoke of a calm about him, a serenity, and a wry humour - and of a man who was honest to a fault and took responsibility as a matter of course.
His family say he would have been uncomfortable being written about this way; he had no time for anything that hinted at sympathy or pity.
He was fifty-four.
Survived by
His wife Anne, their five children, and his parents.
Photographs
Died together
Everyone aboard American Airlines Flight 77 · 59 lost together
Buried together
Buried together at Arlington, Section 64 · 48 lost together
What people have said 1
I did not know you, but I know what was taken that day. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026