Author Jill Wasilewski grew up in a small, quiet town in the midwestern Illinois Heartland, where cows and cornfields dominate the landscape. Jill left Illinois state government employment and relo...ver maisAuthor Jill Wasilewski grew up in a small, quiet town in the midwestern Illinois Heartland, where cows and cornfields dominate the landscape. Jill left Illinois state government employment and relocated to Washington DC, in 1989, for a position with the U.S. Army as a civilian employee. Fascinated by the Army, the soldiers, military values and traditions, and the many federal employment advancement opportunities, Jill spent 30 years in Washington, including 25 years at the Pentagon. There, she became a witness and survivor of the stunning international terrorist attack on 9/11/01.ver menos