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Mari-Rae Sopper
35 years old. Residence: Santa Barbara, Calif.
Passenger of Flight 77
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I'm former CWO3 Boatwright. I was the family escort at the 9-11-2002 one-year anniversary memorial. Marie had an "extended" family, meaning her parents divorced. I was expecting there would be some "friction" with "two" families coming to DC in her honor. Quite the opposite happened. She was just a small part (but a very BIG, HUGE part) of her family that included two sets of parents, that BOTH loved and cared for her very much. Marie worked as, I think I'm going to say it right, an appellate lawyer for Navy Legal on the Navy Yard, with an office in the next building to mine. She would call and ask for service records on those sailors she was representing. Now, if anyone knows about military service records, being paper-based, micro-filmed, sometimes records didn't leave the ship the person was discharged from, or were sent to the wrong place and got misfiled there ... sometimes it took months to get those records to Marie—but she simply refused to accept that as an answer. She wanted the records "right now, today" or the world would hear about it. She was full of life—a real fighter.
I miss talking with her family. They put a park bench up in her honor. They never once despaired beyond hope. They simply loved her very, very much. It's been eight years. I won't forget any of them ... nor Marie.
Sorry for being long-winded.
*** Posted by LT Steve Boatwright on 2009-08-07 ***
i didn't know this woman, but i'm doing a biography on her
*** Posted by valeria on 2007-09-19 ***
god bless all of you heroes ot there i love you
to those who survived 911 good luck
*** Posted by jessica fox on 2004-09-08 ***
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This web site is affiliated with 24K Gold Music Shows - an oldies music showband performing in Central Florida. The members of the showband feel strongly that there were many heroes manifested during the onslaught of terror associated with 9-11, and present this site as a memorial to those whose lives were lost, and the loved ones they left behind.
24K Gold Music Shows perform primarily 50-60s Oldies, Elvis songs, DooWop, and older country music, as well as patriotic songs. All of the musicians, singers, dancers, and staff of the 24K Gold Music Shows extend their deepest sympathies to every one who lost loved ones on that terrible day.
24K Gold Music Shows performs an original song called "The Day America Cried", which is a 9-11 tribute song. In the live shows, they honor with the song not only the heroes of 9-11 but also those who are still alive: the police personnel, firefighters, emergency personnel, soldiers, and others who have served our country and kept us all safe.
Listen also to this beautiful, touching song "Love Can Build a Bridge" by 24K Gold Music Shows. Even though strictly speaking it's not a 9-11 memorial song, I still feel it is a very fitting song for the occasion!
In Tribute to
Mari-Rae Sopper