Project 2,996: Honoring John J. Chada
I am participating in Project 2,996, the blogosphere’s tribute to those murdered on 9/11 eight years ago today.
My honoree is John J. Chada. He was 55 and a civilian employee for the U.S. Army. Chada lived in Manassas, Va., and was killed at the Pentagon. He worked in the Information Management Support Center as Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army. He is survived by his wife.
The Virginia House of Delegates honored him with a resolution in 2002:
Celebrating the life of John J. Chada.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 7, 2002
Agreed to by the Senate, February 14, 2002WHEREAS, on September 11, 2001, terrorists launched a violent attack on the United States, causing great destruction and horrible human suffering in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, the attack had a devastating effect in Virginia, home of the Pentagon and of many of the personnel, military and civilian, who served there; and
WHEREAS, among the victims of the Pentagon attack was John J. Chada of Manassas, an administrative assistant for the Department of Defense Information Management Support Center; and
WHEREAS, retired from the United States Army, John Chada served two tours of duty in Vietnam, and during his long military career served in both the United States Army and the United States Navy; and
WHEREAS, a devoted family man, John Chada was a longtime member of the Moose Lodge in Manassas, which he served as president, governor, junior governor, and many other offices; and
WHEREAS, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, John Chada was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a member of the American Legion; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly note with sadness the loss of John J. Chada, a victim of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of John J. Chada as an expression of the heartfelt condolences of the General Assembly of Virginia.
We will never forget.
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Poor with words, I hope I’m not the first to comment but I want to say to Mr. Chada’s family that I am so very sorry for their loss. Mr. Chada’s short life was filled with service to his country and community.
I will never forget that day and all the lives we lost.
Rest in Peace Mr. Chada, may God bless comfort and gudie your family.
I pray that 9/12/09 finally be the day we begin to see the light about the darkness sweeping over our once great nation.
From my hometown. Try to tell me 9/11 didn’t affect each and every one of us.
May God grant them eternal rest, and provide comfort to those of us who still mourn their loss.
I worked with a gentleman for about three years that unbeknownst to me was a survivor of the WTC. He was in the first tower and had gone down to find out what his firm should do about evacuating. After the collapse, he escaped by crawling through the subterranean sewer system. He never mentioned a word of this, I only found out when he decided to speak out on 9/11/2007 in an interview with a local TV station. He said he had to speak out to confront the demons that plagued him because he was the only survivor from his firm (about 100+ people). Many died, but perhaps we forget that there are many times that number who are stricken with various forms of Post Stress Syndrome that will never recover.
My husband, a Veterans of Foreign War member and having served in Viet Nam, and myself, a veteran and member of the American Legion, SALUTE in memory of John J. Chada.
Prayers for the family of John J. Chada.
There’s a video on You Tube of a man (I can’t recall his name) making a 911 call, begging for help.
He screams just as the Tower collapses.
Then the video shows his photo, he was a middle-aged man in glasses.
That video always shocks me.
So, as then Governor Frank Keating said, New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City stands with you.
God bless Mr. Chada’s family today. Since he was working in the Pentagon, it may be a small comfort that he died while serving his country.
Amen.
Thank you, Michelle, for showing us a face, a name, and a life lived, a life that was stolen from his family, his community, and our country that day.
To Mr. Chada, our gratitude for your service to this country. Rest well, sir.
to the dead of 9-11, and to the families of the dead of 9-11, and to the responders, the military who fought and died because of 9-11 and their families, as well as the thousands of injured and their families from iraq and afghanistan, we honor and salute you. small comfort for your loss, but we won’t forget and we won’t forgive.
RESOLVED, to teach my children and their children the true meaning of this day, that Islamic terrorists waged war on the United States on our soil.
RESOLVED, to remember in prayer all who died that day and since for the sake of the freedom that I enjoy.
RESOLVED, to support our troops as they continue to take the fight to our enemies until they return home victorious.
RESOLVED, to oppose any person, group or government who seeks to hijack this day for their political agenda.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Chada family and to all who lost loved ones on September 11.
I am honored to participate in Project 2,996 as well.
Rest in Peace John Chada…may the remembrance comfort your family and friends on this day.
My condolences to the Chada family and may John Chada rest in eternal peace.
I too, shall never forget.
As long as we remember their faces and honor their memories they remain relevant and important.
RIP, John Chada. May God grant peace to his family.
I will never forget.
God save America.
RIP, Mr. Chada, and God’s blessings and care to his family on this most solemn of anniversaries.
I also want to add that this is a particularly cool project. I couldn’t think of a better use for the blogosphere than what they’ve set up over at Project2996.
Rest in Peace, John. I’m sure you are amongst the angels in heaven.
I remembered Sean Caton for Project 2,996. What a neat guy he was.
Thank You Mr. Chada and family.
Thank you Michelle for remembering him.
Thank You 7thson, superb tribute.
We’ve lost so many good people including Mr. Chada. The loss is so overwhelming. It’s hard to comprehend.
I don’t quite know if Americans really understand what we’ve lost. It’s beyond politics, race, religion, class, economics. It’s like part of the universe is missing it’s stars.