Special to the Putnam Town Crier

The Mayotte-Viens American Legion Post #13 of Putnam along with the Town of Putnam is presenting a special 9/11/2001 remembrance program on Sunday, Sept. 11,.  Scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., it will be held in the Putnam Middle School Auditorium.

The featured speaker for the program is Dee Carnahan who was in the Pentagon less than a football field away from the impact site the day of the attack.

Carnahan is the former Dolores Coderre, the daughter of the late Paul and Georgette Coderre, is a 1964 graduate of Putnam High School.  Following a five-year career in insurance and banking, she moved to Washington, D.C. where she embarked on a 32-year career in the Pentagon with the Department of the Navy.

During her tenure with the Navy she rose to the position of protocol officer and scheduler in the Office of the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, a four star Admiral.  She officially retired from her position on April 26, 2002.

Following her retirement, she spent five years as an executive assistant for a not-for-profit company in northern Virginia.  She retired on September 30, 2006.  She and her husband Rick moved to Woodstock in 2006, where they continue to reside.

Putnam Town Administrator Douglas Cutler will serve as the Master of Ceremonies for the program.