Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Timothy into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Timothy is a Shepadoodle and named in memory of LTG Timothy J. ‘Tim’ Maude, United States Army.

Timothy Joseph “Tim” Maude (November 18, 1947 – September 11, 2001) was a United States Army officer who was killed in the September 11 attacks at The Pentagon.

Maude, a lieutenant general, 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 Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. on June 18, 1945, in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. 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 the Pentagon. His offices had just days before been moved to the most recently renovated section of the Pentagon.

Maude was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, 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 priest and graduated from the Latin School of Indianapolis, a Roman Catholic seminary high school, but received his commission as a second lieutenant upon completing Officer Candidate School in February 1967. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in management from Golden Gate University and a Master of Public Administration from Ball State University.

Upon commission, Maude served one year in South Vietnam. The remainder of his career was spent in the continental United States, West Germany, 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 President Clinton‘s Secretary of Defense, William S. Cohen, in May 2000.

Maude began the “Army of One” recruiting campaign, primarily utilizing television and internet advertising. He testified before the 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.

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

Timothy is sponsored in part by ASM Research.

If you would like to make a memorial gift in honor of LTG Maude to benefit Timothy’s training & expenses, please visit http://donate.semperk9.org.

Semper K9’s Timothy & Robert