Class of 9/11

The Class of 9/11 is now used mainly to refer to the 2005 graduating classes of the United States Naval Academy[1][2] and the United States Military Academy at West Point, which contained 911 students. According to the Associated Press report the graduating cadets were told they were "a special group forged by historic events".[3]

On September 12, 2006, the first member of the class was killed.[4] 2nd Lt. Emily Perez, a Medical Service Corps officer with the 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, was leading a platoon when a roadside bomb exploded, killing her. Perez, who had been the highest-ranking black and Hispanic woman in the Academy's history, was the first female West Point graduate to die in Iraq.[5]

References

  1. ^ "The graduating class of 9/11". NBC News. 2005-05-27. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
  2. ^ "The Graduating Class of 9/11". The Washington Post. 2005-05-27. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
  3. ^ Hill, Michael (May 29, 2005). "Joining during peace, cadets graduate in terror's shadow".
  4. ^ "West Point Graduate Is First of 'Class of 9/11' to Die in Combat". Los Angeles Times. 2006-09-27. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
  5. ^ Thornburgh, Nathan (September 28, 2006). "A Death in the Class of 9/11". Time. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
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