The end of a legend

(The Year is 2001, it’s September 20th, and only nine days after a surprise attack on the Pentagon left Corry Maxson dead.)


Raynell: “Only 60 years into his life we lost a brave man, but what a life it was. Friends and family fondly look back his younger years as a football star.  Although Corry Maxson was all destined to be greater, a kind man whose love for his country and national safety was unmatched. In 1958 Maxson in listed with the Marine Corps, barley a man not many thought he’d make in through the grueling life of military man, but he’s work ethic was on matched and in four short years of serves he worked his way to the ranking of Captain for his important role on the USS Forrestal during the failed United States in invasion of Cuba in 1962.  But Maxson will always be best remembered for his ability to put the nation first.  In 1975 Corry Maxson became the first African American to be bestowed the Medal Honor for his actions in the closing hours of the Vietnam War.  After 30 years of defending his country in 1988 Maxson retired from Corps, only to be tapped on the shoulder four years later by President Clinton to become The Secretary of the Navy. The Pentagon is where Maxson spent many of the waning hours of his life. Corry Maxson was a brave man and I’m proud to be his sister”