Timothy Joseph "Tim" Maude (November 18, 1947 – September 11, 2001) was a

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who was killed in the

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. Maude, a

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, was the highest ranking U.S. military officer killed in the September 11 attacks and the most senior United States Army officer killed by foreign action since the death of Lieutenant General

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on June 18, 1945, in the Battle of Okinawa during

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. ''

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''. Muncie, Indiana. Maude had been serving as the U.S. Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and was at a meeting when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the west side of

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. His offices had just days before been moved to the most recently renovated section of the Pentagon.

Early life

Maude was born in Indianapolis,

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, on November 18, 1947. He joined the United States Army as an enlisted soldier on March 21, 1966 when he was eighteen years old. He initially intended to become a

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and graduated from the

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, a Roman Catholic seminary high school, but received his commission as a second lieutenant upon completing

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in February 1967. He earned a

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in management from

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and a Master of Public Administration from Ball State University.

Career

Upon commission, Maude served one year in South Vietnam. The remainder of his career was spent in the continental

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, and South Korea. His assignments included: *Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and Installation Management, Seventh United States Army, also known as United States Army Europe (USAREUR) and Seventh Army *Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel Maude was stationed in Washington, D.C. by August 1998 and was nominated as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel by Bill Clinton, President Clinton's United States Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Defense, William S. Cohen, in May 2000. Maude began the "Army of One (recruiting slogan), Army of One" recruiting campaign, primarily utilizing television and internet advertising. He testified before the United States Congress, U.S. Congress concerning the necessity of meeting recruiting goals to fulfill the United States Army's missions. In September 2001, he announced that the ''Army of One'' campaign was drawing more recruits. On September 4, 2001, it was reported that the United States Army had met its goals early for active duty Soldiers and that the United States Army Reserve and United States Army National Guard would meet theirs by the end of the month.

Views on homosexuality

Maude was a "point man" for the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy and matters concerning LGBT issues. When Private First Class Barry Winchell was murdered by Calvin Glover because it was rumored that Winchell was gay, Maude was one of the Army leaders who met with Winchell's mother, Patricia Kutteles.Cassels, Peter (September 27, 2001)
"Military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' point man killed in Pentagon plane attack"
Bay Windows. New England. C. Dixon Osburn, Executive Director of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, said in a press release: "Lt. Gen. Maude has played a pivotal role in developing and implementing key programs related to LGBT military personnel."

Death

On September 11, 2001, Maude was working as the United States Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and was in a meeting when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the west side of the The Pentagon, Pentagon. His offices had just days before been moved to the most recently renovated section of the Pentagon. He was the highest ranking Officer (armed forces), military officer killed in the attacks, and the senior-most United States Army officer killed by foreign action since the death of Lieutenant General

on June 18, 1945, in the Battle of Okinawa during

Personal life

Maude was survived by his wife, Teri, and two daughters, Karen Maude and Kathleen Koehler.

Awards and decorations

Legacy

Maude was interred at Arlington National Cemetery on October 6, 2001. Almost seven months later, on April 30, 2002, the Lieutenant General Timothy J. Maude Center for Human Resources was dedicated in his honor at the Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany, where he served from 1995 to 1998 as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and Installation Management. It was his last assignment before being stationed in Washington, D.C. In 2010, the United States Army Human Resources Command named their new Center of Excellence at Fort Knox, Fort Knox, Kentucky after Maude. At the National 9/11 Memorial, Maude is memorialized at the South Pool, on Panel S-74. The Knights of Columbus named the Timothy J. Maude Council 10292 in Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany in Maude's memory."Knights of Columbus Expand Fourth Degree Membership Among Overseas Military with Induction in Europe"
. Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. October 16, 2012.

References

External links

Timothy J. Maude
at ArlingtonCemetery.net, an unofficial website

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