In memory of

Ronald Dutrell Milam

1968 – 2001

Born in
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Killed that day
September 11, 2001, aged 33
Lived in
Brandywine, Maryland
Worked
Military Assistant of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (M & RA), Major, U.S. Army

Major, United States Army - ten years in the service.

He was born at Muskogee to Tommie and Effie Milam, finished at Muskogee High School and took his degree at Eastern New Mexico in 1991, and was commissioned a second lieutenant.

He served as a platoon leader and executive officer in Germany, as assistant operations officer and battery commander in Korea, as a Patriot training officer for Saudi Arabian forces, and as military assistant to the Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs at the Pentagon.

He married Jacqueline Link in January 2000, and they had a daughter, Myejoi, and a son, Ronald junior.

Survived by

His wife Jacqueline, his daughter Myejoi and his son Ronald junior, his parents Tommie and Effie, and his brother Steven and sister Stephanie.

Photographs

Buried together

Buried together at Arlington, Section 64 · 48 lost together

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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