The Unthinkable 9/11 Suicide Mission to Bring Down Flight 93 | Heather Penney

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The daughter of an Air Force Colonel, Heather "Lucky" Penney had dreams about becoming a fighter pilot just like her father. When congress opened up combat aviation to women, Penney did not hesitate to sign up. After her training, she was assigned to the 121st fighter squadron of the District of Columbia Air National Guard.
As the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 began to unfold, Penney and her commanding officer, Colonel Marc Sasseville, locked eyes and knew they needed to get airborne as quickly as possible. The pair climbed into their unarmed F-16 fighter jets and took to the skies.
Word had come down that a Boeing 757 had descended and turned-around near Cleveland and was now heading back towards the Capitol.
Unarmed and with 'Shoot-to-kill' orders the pair made the decision they would ram their fighter jets into Flight 93 to prevent it from reaching its target.
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[@maubiburgart]

I remember being terrified of seeing their jets flying over my elementary school when this happened (i was in 5th grade)...years later, I served in the same unit as a fighter aircraft mechanic where Gen Sasseville was my wing commander. Some years into serving, I heard this story and nearly lost it --- it all clicked that it was them that i saw flying overhead. Thank you all for your service and your willingness to protect our nation's capitol at any cost 🙏🏾

[@NikkiNole]

The passengers that helped fight the highjackers on that plane also knew it was a suicide mission, yet they still fought and won- unfortunately at the cost of their lives.

[@mbuckholz]

Big facts Tara ❤️

[@Casper1907]

They knew that they are already dead. It was only a question if they will die alone or take a couple hundred people with them.

[@STEEPPOW]

Wouldn’t be a suicide mission. You have an ejection seat.

[@jeffshultz3883]

@@STEEPPOW very good point!

[@kevinfreeman3098]

Unfortunately? It was a most honorable sacrifice, a group of martyrs if you will. They willing gave their lives so that other may live... Do not ever detract from their honorable actions and memory by tainting it with such negativity.

[@omaribnal-khattab5200]

We are immigrants to the United States from a prominent Moslem country in the Middle-East. We were treated very well by Americans. On 9/11, I was living and working in the American Midwest and most of my colleagues were white conservative gentlemen. In response to the terrorist attacks, they circled the wagons and protected me against ignorance and hate. Some friends advised me to shave my beard. I said that I have faith in the character of Americans. So, I kept my beard. Not only did our family not receive any act of hate or intimidation, but we were loved and protected by Americans -- white, black and Latino -- but especially by white males. I know that some in the U.S. have suffered from real racism, but we shouldn't only hear the bad news. We should also hear the good, and there is much of it. We have many friends born and raised Moslem from the middle-east. None that I know, had negative experiences. In fact, many of us have been welcomed into this country with open arms. We have been loved and made to feel at home in U.S.A. I wish that Moslems would welcome Americans into their countries as Americans have welcomed Moslems. May God bless the U.S.A.

[@meiphukingdiqq]

I knew your story was fake as soon as you said "Moslem". Only right wing racists say and spell it like that. AKA "conservatives".

[@KristiContemplates]

The passengers of Flight-93 held no false hope of possible survival. They knew they were going to die, and made the deliberate choice to limit the number of casualties to just themselves. RIP

[@poker3276]

They had high hopes of surviving this as there was a licensed pilot among the passengers. They conspired to take down the hijackers. But as soon as the passengers were storming the cockpit, Jarrah, the hijacker plunged the plane to their death.

[@KristiContemplates]

@@poker3276 I didn't know that. But, does make more sense than the one we're told. Dammit, I had this nice story of self-sacrifice presented to me and believed it. And now a more realistic explanation is presented and I have to deal with it. I guess, thank you. I have always preferred truth over pretending in order to make someone else feel better

[@paradisedreaming6363]

No doubt about that! Every single soul on that flight is a hero…selflessly saved countless lives on the ground….continue to RIP❤

[@marycanary]

Me too:)

[@jude305]

@@KristiContemplates due to the passengers actions, they still saved probably hundreds of lives, considering they forced the plane down in open plains, rather than having it hit the Capitol.

[@johnnyrotten6191]

Good to see Penny is still out there and active. I won't bother delving into my own boring story (wholly irrelevant here), but I assisted launching them that day.....and when they returned, I distinctly recall the look on her face. While Col Sasseville looked grim and determined, I recall Penny looked both horrified and stunned silent......the "thousand yard stare", as it were. I handed out cold sodas to any pilot who wanted one......just as a connection with home ground. And while planes sitting on alert status was - nationally - a very small segment of our AF/ANG mission prior to 9-11 (for instance, I pulled alert duty in Alaska back in the '80s, flying against the Soviet Union's regular flights of Bear bombers off our western coast), this particular day changed our mission priorities in a huge way. No, we didn't have planes loaded to the gills sitting around (everything costs money and every penny of YOUR MONEY spent must to be justified), but today, of course, we do, in multiple locations. Anyway, most of us were eventually deployed for OIF in 2003, including Penny. Most of the folks who supported ground operations that day have retired......some have passed. Good to see Penny doing well.

[@johnnyutah9462]

not fooling me. this comment (conveniently located at the top) along with this video is clearly staged and scripted.

[@tieroneactual2228]

First off, Thank You for your service & Everyone else as well, and second Thank You for the narrative about how things were put into play that day. I had a distant cousin on United 93 & he was one of the passengers that were recognized as one of the group that decided to try and go up against the terrorists. And the result of that is obviously known. Thank you again.

[@calvinlee1813]

I had friends a hangar over in both VAQ-209 and VMFA-321. The Hells Angels guys had 6 birds up and armed with pilots and Buzz showed up after driving around 100 mph on the Beltway. There were only 4 ASA birds in the NEADS. The Jersey Devils lost their ASA site in 2000.

[@lindagardenlady]

Thank you for your service and for helping keep our country safe! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@danielf4136]

I know y'all arent Marines. But from me and im sure many of my brothers and sister, Semper Fidelis and thank you.

[@brhbrh6326]

A heroic pilot wearing a scarf marked with RAF roundels and Spitfires from a previous heroic generation. Thank you for your service.

[@juicyfruit4378]

Nicely done to distract fromt he real issue which is why she can't validate her story?

[@kentduryea7109]

​@@juicyfruit4378I've never heard of any Jet fighter ramming another plane on a suicide mission except for the Japanese. Americans don't do that including a hero-wannabe woman who said she would. In fact women don't even belong in the military because they are treated special not equal. Note for instance the long locks of danger in combat Heather is allowed to keep for the sake of female vanity. Buzz cuts are required of men so long hair doesn't become a disdvantage in battle with the enemy. This is all a total bullshit waste of time pumping up somebody's potential heroism who did absolutely nothing to save anyone on 9-11. This F-15 female flyer and our apparently incompetant military got caught with their pants down as nearly 3,000 Americans died needlessly in horror.

[@jasminetaylor4620]

She owes you nothing

[@juicyfruit4378]

@@jasminetaylor4620 I don't want nothing from her ....except the truth that she owes to the American Public for the last twenty years. They say our brains don’t stop developing until we reach 25; looks like yours stopped a bit early.

[@pricklypear7516]

@@juicyfruit4378 You're the one who is too limited to know how much credibility you lose when you descend to personal attacks and insults rather answering a challenge rationally.

[@annalorree]

A friend of mine’s fiancé was a federal game warden on Flight 93, Richard J. Guadagno. It is believed he was a part of the fight for the cockpit. Personally, I was a firefighter on duty in California, watching the footage coming out of New York, knowing those buildings were filled with people like me, and knowing they were going to come down. 343 brothers and sisters of my craft didn’t survive that shift.

[@marshallguerra1353]

Sorry for your loss

[@livetotell100]

It's a shame that when people think of 911 they think of the towers and the Pentagon. NOT flight 93. It's a side note. Yet, the people on board that flight were the real Americans that day. They stood up and said NO! Not this flight. Not this day. And took action. They knew they would die, yet they did it anyway. Yes, the police and firemen were heroes as well. They were doing their job. But fighting terrorists was NOT the passengers job. They did it anyway. Without hesitation. That's a real American.

[@marshallguerra1353]

RIP. No question they where Brave people !!! God Bless them all.

[@davewarrender2056]

I'm so sorry , I was on lunch during a twelve hour shift at my local a+e unit here in the UK. I can't remember anything about that day after that.

[@silverblueshadow]

I was in grade 8 when I watched it. would never forget. R.I.P. to all victims

[@cyriaquecharles]

What an excellent, level headed person. Beautiful in her strength, integrity and commitment

[@Fred-gv3kh]

Give me a break. This is free, unearned PR, taking advantage of a tragedy when it was not the "government", but courageous citizens who brought down that plane and solved the problem (giving their lives for it). Let's not blow smoke up the @sses of women (or men) who brag publicly, when they didn't really do anything that day to affect the results in any way. She did her job, and recruiters (and feminists) got some recruiting material from it. Nothing worth publicly bragging about, as she does here. 🤮🤮🤮

[@juicyfruit4378]

And not one proof or validation of her story - guillibe people just like sheep.

[@truthenema245]

Men are also beautiful in their strength.

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

I'll never forget the fighter squadron that flew over me at 11:46 a.m., that morning, as I stepped outside of the building I worked at. It was on Commonwealth Ave, in Boston, only a block from the prudential building. And,yes, I was scared. 71 commercial airliners were still in the air. Not a person on the street. But, seeing those fighters made me feel safer.

[@mrcontroversy222]

come on now......that plane was shot down by fighter jets and strewn across miles....its was shot out of the sky to prevent further deaths...

[@caroljoan3792]

@@mrcontroversy222 lord have mercy on conspiracy therapist.. one day you all are going to kill us as more and more of them reach adulthood and have to make life and decisions. I wish I had a way to find the last video I just watched bdcaau6you need to see it so you will pull your head out. Google tapes from the far on 9/11... perhaps you will find it but I doubt it you will even believe it.

[@deniserossiter1059]

The fighter jets really freaked me out. That’s when I knew we were living in a whole new reality!!!! My husband & I just found out we were having a baby the weekend before. I was just horrified that she was going to be born into this crazy new world. She’ll be 21 in three weeks. It’s so weird.

[@bmlgmk]

@@mrcontroversy222 go to the memorial, learn something about the event and quit propagating conspiracies. You are essentially calling this brave person and this whole team who were willing to give their lives outright liars. If you have tanglible, verifiable evidence then serve it up to authorities and/or reputable media. Otherwise quit your trolling.

[@davidrobins4025]

Colonel Heather "Lucky" Penney - thank you for your service and for what you were willing to do and DID on 9/11. Thank you for describing the events of that day from your perspective. My brother-in-law served as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam and fixed wing from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. We have had many conversations about that so I really appreciate your story.

[@ronintsukebin9163]

Nonsense. Why did she come out of the woodwork years after the fact. The problem with Americans is they have lost the faculty of any semblance of critical thinking. On that day there is not a single piece of any wreckage of a commercial airliner anywhere.

[@anelpasic5232]

@@ronintsukebin9163 Even her name sounds like made up bullshit.

[@johnnunn8688]

@@ronintsukebin9163 what ARE you talking about?

[@ronintsukebin9163]

@@johnnunn8688 No commercial airliners crashed that day. No evidence in NYC, Washington, DC or Shanksville. Her story about not being armed when she scrambled to getup in the air is complete nonsense. The US military is not that incompetent.

[@laymansview5246]

@@ronintsukebin9163 Yes there is, but it really doesn't matter. It wasn't CGI that created the images of planes crashing into the WTC. I'll just leave it at that.

[@burningisis]

God bless this woman. I cannot fathom the guts and the grit she has knowing that she was going up into the sky unarmed. And as a fighter pilot, going up unarmed, you knew what your mission was. It wasnt to just zoom around. it was to die. I remember my 45 year old husband at the time calling recruiters to reenlist in the Marine Corps. I remember my 70 year old father in law calling Army recruiters looking to reenlist. Americans were willing to do anything to fight this threat.

[@rmcnally3645]

My 40-something father called as well. He wanted back into the Army so bad he offered to give up his commission as a field grade artillery officer with retirement benefits (O3), if he could go back in as a Sergeant (E5) just to fight whoever had attacked us.

[@dragonstormdipro1013]

@@rmcnally3645 15 August last year must have been hard for him

[@technopirate304]

My uncle had just got out of the US Army and he asked to go back in.

[@jennh2096]

So many people I grew up with enlisted after 9/11. I was almost 18, and so many friends that I had gone to school with signed up as soon as they could. That was back when young people still loved America. I don't know if we would see the same response today, unfortunately.

[@chrismetting1951]

@@jennh2096 my cousin Justin joined the USMC a year later… still in and just made Warrent Officer 5 last year

[@JohnPaul-gh1fh]

It's shocking just how unprepared we were for an incident like this, that day.

[@Bondek1996]

Tom Clancy's Debt of Honour has a 747 crashed into the Capitol. He asked someone in the military was there a way to stop a plane used in this way and told, none.

[@mikejames9642]

Yep we were so unprepared that it’s almost like we planned it that way. Go figure.

[@Fred-gv3kh]

EXACTLY. BINGO!!! Gold Star for the intelligent KZbin who understands that this woman is basically bragging about not doing anything, because her entire department was unprepared, and/or unwilling to engage the plane, and even ATTEMPT to turn it away from Washington and force it to land in a field (or airport) nearby... possibly saving the lives of some of the passengers. Shameful negligence, indecision, unpreparedness and/or incompetence by the people in charge of these EXPENSIVE fighter planes, that US taxpayers PAY FOR. They're not for joy rides, Hollywood movies, Military Air Shows, or mock dogfights, they're for situations like 9/11, and they should have been ready to make a difference that day. If they're not prepared to do what needs to be done, or do ANYTHING, better to give those BILLIONS of $$$ back to the taxpayers so we can use it for food, housing and gas expenses. This REALLY pisses me off when I think about it... we should have higher standards imo. We sure showed THEM how hard it is to attack us, didn't we?? SMH...

[@Fred-gv3kh]

@@Bondek1996 Good job Tom Clancy. Not sure when that was written, but maybe he gave ideas to the terrorists?? I guess if "someone in the military" told him that, the book reflected the same... ie, US helplessness (which I don't buy, by the way). They could have been harassed by other planes, threatened to be shot down if they did not immediately turn their course away from populated areas (ie Washington DC), and they could have had planes passing in front of their path and circling them, to intimidate them into landing somewhere. If the plane still crashed that wouldn't have been any worse than what actually happened. Also why couldn't a squadron of Black Hawks/other helicopters have been put into the sky between the plane and Washington DC (the likely target), with warnings before they got there, bluffs, and/or actual light weapon fire to at least TRY to divert the plane, and get it to land voluntarily?? "We might have damaged one of our planes, or risked the safety of our pilots." What the F#$% is out military FOR?? I realize this might not have worked, but if troops/vehicles had been TRAINED for scenarios, and ready to go airborne at a moment's notice, they could have at least tried. No disrespect intended towards you, but it sounds like you're trying to defend/make excuses for them... I'd rather raise their standards a little higher. They're using billions of $$$ of US citizens' money to build those planes and helicopters (and other vehicles), might as well use them when we're under attack, right?? "If you do not IMMEDIATELY change course, and you fly past Point X, we will shoot you out of the sky. Land at such-and-such airport (the most rural area possible)... or on such-and-such Interstate highway"... if a section could have been closed quickly, which wouldn't take long (police cars blocking the interstate in both directions for a few miles, and entrance ramps). I'm not saying it would have been easy, but if there was preparedness ahead of time for different scenarios, there would have been a plan (ie of action, not inaction). If Tom Clancy could think up these scenarios, and terrorists can, I would think our "military intelligence" might have envisioned some of them also... if they didn't, they're idiots. If they did envision this, and had NO plan to bring down the plane (safely or otherwise), or divert it from major targets, what the hell are we paying them for? For example suppose a foreign military plane enters our airspace, with known or unknown weapons (possibly nukes, who knows), do they have no plan or strategy for diverting those planes away from major cities with millions of people living in them?? Of course they do... or maybe being military, they'd just shoot them down. Unless of course they were afraid of "offending" another country, like we avoid "offending" people who cross our borders illegally, because hey, we should be open to anyone, REGARDLESS of what they're coming here for, right DEMOCRATS??? My opinion of course... rant over... just saying. 🙏

[@JohnPaul-gh1fh]

Amen.! @@Fred-gv3kh

[@timbob8387ify]

And to think she was only 26 when this all took place and willing to give her life. Amazing!!

[@Fred-gv3kh]

Wow. She almost broke a nail... imagine if they'd been asked to actually do something, and engage with the plane at any point, instead of standing down and letting civilians on the plane handle it!! But then I guess using military planes to turn that plane away from Washington, prevent it's path to the Capitol, and "guide" it to a forced landing somewhere (POSSIBLY saving the lives of some of the passengers), would have been beyond the capabilities of the US military at that time. 🙄🙄🙄

[@pizzagetty4327]

@@Fred-gv3kh next time clean the cheeto dust off your fingers before typing nonsense.

[@Rachmanfan4life]

This story is not true… This is what they want everyone to believe… It’s all classified the flight was shot down

[@Fred-gv3kh]

@@pizzagetty4327 LOL. You're overweight, aren't you?? "Pizzagetty"... now you're obsessing about Cheeto dust. Get your mind out of the gutter, and hop on the exercise bike!!! 🤣

[@detleffleischer9418]

​@@Fred-gv3kh wow, it's almost like terrorists are going to willingly allow themselves to be forced into aborting their mission or assuming the plane would have a skilled pilot onboard who wasn't killed by the terrorists

[@John-ym9ht]

Professional, articlate and committed. It is nice to know that we have people like this protecting us.

[@lindagardenlady]

Ditto...glad she's on our dide!!

[@ilovenyiloveny1140]

Hopefully there are still brave men and women out there to protect the country!

[@darthslackus499]

Now we have Corporal Emma with her two Moms protecting us. Go Army. Yea.

[@gjknepper]

@@darthslackus499 Sadly, we won't truly know how much our military forces have been degraded until we need them to protect us. But then it will be too late.

[@deweyseymour4268]

Not much good if they are not armed

[@fadetoblond]

This was incredibly moving to hear. I'm Canadian and September 11th is forever etched in my brain and I will never forget how broken I felt that morning, and in many days to follow. What those brave people did on flight 93 was indeed incredibly heroic. Heather, you and your fellow fighter pilots are true heroes as well. I wish you all the best that life has to offer. ❤

[@lmd2454]

“The whole world had changed” Yes, yes it did. You are so right about any American being willing to fight and defend that day. I remember holding my 11 month old son and weeping for what I saw unfold is crystal clear detail that day. I remember my husband and myself (in our early 20’s with two babies) talking about leaving our kids with grandparents and signing up to serve if need be. I’ve never seen people come together in such love of country and fellow countryman, and in patriotic duty, as the American people did in the days and months following. My heart was simultaneously broken and full. The churches were overflowing, and there were American flags on every front porch and vehicle. We showed the world why America is the greatest nation on earth, and we watched humbly as the world grieved with us, prayed for us, and sent their best gifts to support us in our recovery. What an age that was!

[@talos2373]

@LMD - Actually the world remained the same no river, lake or ocean changed course. no continent shifted its position it was the knowledge that the security we all took for granted was being studied and the two agencies responsible for our national security the FBI and CIA were in competition with each other for whatever reasons. The one thing that did change physically that awful day was New York City's skyline forever.

[@billbombshiggy9254]

@@talos2373 semantics. Gtfo.

[@billbombshiggy9254]

And had you have told me back then, how divided we would be now, I'd never have believed you.

[@kentduryea7109]

If only we had had a competent military on 9-11 the World Trade Center would still be standing tallest today. But they got caught with their pants down as nearly 3,000 Americans needlessly died in horror.

[@mirafeld1828]

I guess I will never be able to understand how people genuinely call the country they are born in ‚best nation in the world’. As a European that kind of patriotism is as alien to me as the idea to leave my kids behind to join the army. Different world, really.

[@doeagle86]

I admire people like her. We are fortunate we have folks like her looking out for all of us.

[@theaviationloverroams1545]

Its bullshit

[@sonnygunz9207]

Excellent first person account on that day. You’re amazing. I’d never heard your story before. I’ll never forget that day. Thanks for sharing.

[@lindagardenlady]

This woman speaks so eloquently and with such intelligence... glad she's part of our military and thank you for your service as well as your father's ❤️❤️

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

The heroic passengers of Flight 93 saw to it that these brave pilots wouldn't be forced to ram their plane. They won the battle, but they lost their lives, and their reward is in paradise.

[@porthose2002]

Heather, I just heard your name and story for the first time in Ward Carroll's recent video and, while I know and understand your assertion that all of the pilots and service members would have committed to doing what you were faced with, I am none-the-less, deeply humbled by your dedication and sacrifice for our country. Thank you, your team, and all service members for all you so selflessly do for us.

[@dannyh8288]

So politically correct of you

[@NatedoGP]

What was the title of his video?

[@porthose2002]

@@NatedoGP Ward Carroll: "Where Were the Fighters on 9/11?". The story starts at about 7:20, but there is background before that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGrYhHdniJZniKs

[@kentduryea7109]

Oh, this is all a total bullshit waste of time pumping up somebody's potential heroism who did absolutely nothing to save anyone on 9-11. This F-15 female flyer and our apparently incompetant military got caught with their pants down as nearly 3,000 Americans died needlessly in horror.

[@gscott5778]

Her comment about anyone in uniform were so true. When the call comes, the ball drops etc. You just go do your job and if your trained right you don't have time during that initial day, mission etc to think about anything else. We had a couple of real-world events during my time in the USAF where the "normal" activities stopped and you began to execute your mission as trained until whenever and the only thing the clock was used for was to hit our task completion points. We never reached a point of exhaustion and for certain flying an F-16 unarmed against a totally unknown threat for several hours and multiple sorties - that had to leave them drained and yet they knew that until they told otherwise they just kept repeating that task. Her candor and explanation is excellent and THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SHARING YOUR STORY. I was out of the service, living and working in the DC area and it was so eerie for those first 5-10 days when you did not hear airliners and then you heard a jet and you could tell it was a fighter doing their CAP flights. A real mental change of state.

[@omaribnal-khattab5200]

As a Middle-Eastern man, born and raised Moslem, I salute the bravery of American men and women on that dreadful day. May God have mercy and give eternal peace to all the victims, especially those firefighting heroes who voluntarily gave their lives so that others would live. The difference between evil and good could not be more clear on that day: Evil drove some to give their lives so that others would die. Good drove many to give their lives so that others would live. I hope that the people from where I come from see how great a woman can be, like this beautiful (outside and inside) lady fighter pilot hero. I wish I were half the man (or woman) that those heroes were.

[@erikkunkle9574]

That's the best description of why someone loves to fly. Made me miss my service with the USAF.

[@docb1844]

Nobody leaving hateful comments has 1/1000th the courage and absolute steel balls this pilot has. Thank God for people like her on this Earth

[@mastro4886]

Don’t give ‘em any notice, most of them are trolls. God bless America.

[@JasonMediumO]

she literally didn't do anything but ok

[@Glen.Danielsen]

Well said, Doc. Thank you for your incisive statement. 💛🙏🏽

[@bradsanders407]

If you believe this bullshit there's no hope for you anyway. Really? 21st century and our best defense is bumper planes? Foh

[@Glen.Danielsen]

@@girthyrichar6947 Candy! Now clean it up and go to your room. 😐

[@johndilday1846]

Thank you for your service to our country. I am glad that you and your colleague didn’t have to sacrifice yourselves to protect the innocent, but I am glad that we had folks like you ready to do it. God bless you and yours.

[@botulismcasserole9832]

John dildo:::: I am glad that you made big boy poopy in the potty.

[@timhoran3887]

Amen!!!

[@Utonian21]

I'm glad they didn't have to sacrifice all the innocent people on that plane, either...

[@Xphinity]

This country is truly beautiful

[@kentduryea7109]

Oh, this is all a total bullshit waste of time pumping up somebody's potential heroism who did absolutely nothing to save anyone on 9-11. This F-15 female flyer and our apparently incompetant military got caught with their pants down as nearly 3,000 Americans died needlessly in horror.

[@bedtimesd.1247]

Hello Colonel Heather "Lucky" Penney. We were transferred to Bolling AFB just three months before September 11th 2001, and I am thankful to know that we had someone so dedicated to watch over us.

[@edwardmcdermott9948]

Heather Penny thank you for your service and telling your story , and thanks to your other service members too !!!!!

[@justonsullivan3807]

It's people like Heather that make America great. I am proud to call myself an American because of Individuals like Heather. Thank u Heather for being there for our country, u are a true hero. I wish nothing but the best for you. 🙏🇺🇲🗽🇺🇲🙏

[@PMC_Wanker_Group]

America is not great, far from it, some American people are great, but America as a whole is not great lol

[@foxfairchild2458]

@@PMC_Wanker_Group idkkkk it’s prettyyyy great lolzz

[@PMC_Wanker_Group]

@@foxfairchild2458 we have a demented old man who tries to shake hands with thin air as our leader right now 😂😂🤦‍♂️

[@foxfairchild2458]

@@PMC_Wanker_Group hmmm that’s true but I’ll still take it over most places buttt that is true lolz

[@tyrenamos3330]

America is Not Great !!! America is the most evil country , & A lot of countries or going to turn on America , Don’t be surprised If Russia come for the UNITED STATES & IF THY DO DONT BE SHOCK IF CHINA 🇨🇳 BACK THEM & North Korea also 🇰🇵 & America will see & feel something they never even imagine cld happen !!!

[@Bitterrootbackroads]

“The entire world had changed”. That statement still stands true.

[@123JWJWJW]

Flight 93 went over my university before it went into the ground. Thankful for the lives of the people and the sacrifice they made of getting into that cockpit. They kept it up long enough to keep all of us alive.

[@lewislaughlin4487]

Slippery rock university?

[@AreYouABadfishToo]

OMG did you actually see the plane? I always get unnerved when I see a plane flying very low overhead.

[@ScottinLR]

I remember that horrible day so clearly. I'm a double USAF brat (both Mom and Dad). Dad was Rapid Deployment Force. I was at work serving in my HR role and my boss called me into the break room where we had a TV. His instructions were so clear. "Our nation is under attack. I need you to be here and ready for our team. I will be with you." I knew that our military was staffed with people like my folks we would be OK. Yes this would be hard but America has done hard and we always come out on top. When the proverbial $h!t hits the fan is where we get together and say in one voice "NO This will not do." I pray we find that again but in peace.

[@joannamcpeak7531]

Thank you for sharing your story. Thank you for your willingness to protect. "We no longer live in the same universe" So true. It saddens me that my younger relatives will never know the safety and peace that we ourselves knew in the pre 9-11world.

[@pamelaleigh4225]

I don't know that it was as safe or peaceful as we thought. This was coming. I follow news and history enough to be socked but not surprised. Than you , brave sister...

[@kentduryea7109]

Oh, this is all a total bullshit waste of time pumping up somebody's potential heroism who did absolutely nothing to save anyone on 9-11. This F-15 female flyer and our apparently incompetant military got caught with their pants down as nearly 3,000 Americans died needlessly in horror.

[@electrolytics]

Thank you for Service and Patriotism. God Bless America and Her Fighting Forces.

[@botulismcasserole9832]

Allah* god is just a generic term lol. Bio bop flip flop

[@jen-a-purr]

Those people did not die in vain. She knew she would die that day if successful. Those brave people on board Flight 93 said we’ve got it & took the threat down. I salute you all as hero’s.

[@piepawrench]

I can "mostly" vouch for what she said about "any" American would be willing to do, being put in a life and death situation. I am a Vietnam vet and I know that 58,220 men and women willing went and not knowing if they could or would come home. I would like to thank this lady for her bravery and courage to do what she did. GOD, BLESS AMERICA,........... AGAIN, PLEASE!!!!

[@ronintsukebin9163]

You can vouch on KZbin? You're so special

[@dillan6134]

@@ronintsukebin9163 go get a friend, you dweeb

[@mariuseriksen669]

@@ronintsukebin9163 oh wow a negativity warrior on KZbin? You're so special

[@yzdatabase4175]

they were so willing, there needed to be a draft and endless propaganda.

[@InvictusProductionsX]

Welcome home.

[@phil20_20]

Everybody thought it was a small plane at first. Pilot error had happened quite a lot back then, so that's what made sense. But the birds even stopped flying that day. She's a REAL patriot.

[@ajplays7241]

If it were me and we could go back in time and I was old enough I would have intercepted The Plane that Hit Two World Trade Center South Tower so we could’ve had atleast one tower of the twin towers still standing unscathed but sadly we can’t and I was a child so yeah

[@katman042]

The passengers on Flight 93, Penny and all of the other service members involved will always be heroes to me.

[@ahycb]

I will never forget that morning either. I was a firefighter paramedic for a suburb outside Dallas, TX. I had gotten off from a 24 hour shift and was driving home which was about an hour away. I was listening to a local sports radio show while I was driving home, 1310 The Ticket Dallas/Fort Worth, The Musers in the Morning. I remember when one of the radio host came and told us about the first plane hitting. I thought to myself how the hell do you fly into a skyscraper. I believed the first one was an accident as many others did . Then when they announced the 2nd plane hitting the other tower I knew. I pulled into a convivence store in Glen Rose, TX. I asked the clerk if had a TV and he nodded and pointed to a little 12 inch TV that already had the news on. We stood beside each other in silence as we watched. After what seemed like an hour but was more like 10 minutes I walked outside and called my Chief to see If I needed to come back to work . He said just hang tight for a little bit. I watched the TV for about another 30 minutes until my Chief notified me to go on home. I arrived at my grandfather's house a few minutes before the first tower fell. We did not even say a word to each other we just nodded and I sat down at the kitchen table with my grandfather and we watched the TV until my wife got off work later that afternoon. As I left my grandfather's house he said "son, go hug your wife, the world will never be the same again. This is your generations Pearl Harbor." I walked in the door of my house and hugged my wife. We watched the news until the early hours of September the 12th.

[@winchestermodel7044]

What a great interviewee. She’s so well spoken.

[@ryanhook0331]

I could be wrong, but on a recent deployment my brother did a speech on 9/11 and he said that there are only 2 active service members still in that unit from 9/11. The other f-16 pilot that was to hit the cockpit and my brother. To hear my brothers stories from that day are crazy.

[@patrickharvey158]

I would love to hear those stories

[@supertouring1]

@@patrickharvey158All the air traffic controllers in North America had lots of stories to recollect. You should search for the story about how Gander newfoundland ended up hosting dozens of planes and their passengers. That's a heart warming story.

[@patrickharvey158]

@@supertouring1 I've heard a few of those stories

[@brucejoy1369]

Because of people like you I can sleep at night in peace. You are an amazing person! Thank you!!!!

[@brianobrian6637]

I was enrolled in a chapter 141 accredited college prior/during 9/11. I am familiar with many aspects of that unfortunate, tragic day + this story of the f-16's. I have never heard it explained in such depth from the source until now. GOD BLESS This pilot + the others & everyone affected by the losses of that day. R.i.p. You ARE never forgotten!

[@YasssStitch]

Her eloquence is so beautiful, I could listen to her all day.

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

Never knew this. I hope our fighter jets are more battle ready now.

[@ryanhook0331]

Since 9/11 we have multiple f-16's armed fueled and ready to intercept at andrews 24/7 365 days a year.

[@cheekys.o.b804]

@@ryanhook0331 this is a beautiful thing

[@sallybrown1459]

Thank all of you PATRIOTS and GOD BLESS YOU ALL. Words cannot describe the deep appreciation for what you all did, SEPTEMBER 11, and every day since then. May all of those who paid the price RIP. THANK YOU ALL.

[@scy1038]

Imagine sitting in a meeting, tapping your pencil and glancing at the clock. And within an hour, you are climbing into a plane with the confidence that you will not be landing it again and you will not be returning home. Damn.

[@briscoesjug1026]

Let's fkn rock

[@patrickmc.2011]

What an amazing smart well spoken Lady. I feel safe knowing people like her are protecting this country.

[@gregwilkerson5318]

Thank you for guarding your American family! I’m sorry I have no valuable words to equal your sacrifice and bravery. We are grateful! May God reward your family with wonderful blessing just as He hand picked your life for that moment.

[@leeds106]

Respect not only for your service but also for sporting an RAF scarf 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@chris.eskimo]

Coming down from something like that, drains a person, physically. Then, emotionally, for many years

[@scottcampbell4678]

I remember vividly where I was and what I was doing., I was working delivering groceries to a store in Claremont, New Hampshire. My daughters called me to tell me about it. At the moment, I was thinking it was an accident. When the second plane hit, I knew it was deliberate. People like Ms. Penny are true heroes, just as are the men and women in NYC.

[@alexgavinchuk5555]

Its very interesting hearing a different side of that day, thank you for sharing your experience

[@DJNaija]

Amazing story told by an incredible person

[@bradsanders407]

Amazing "story" being told by bullshiter.

[@I_Am_AI_007]

Wow. Thanks to all those brave guys on the plane who tried his best and succeeded in protecting Washington. Rest in peace.

[@alfatbear]

Thank you for sharing this experience. It is harrowing and moving and I feel such a deep sense of respect and pride for all those who died or were willing to die that day. The world will never be the same because of those events, but at the same time we saw real heroes born and the resilience of humanity that day and in the days and weeks that followed. As a young college student watching those events unfold live on tv, I wondered what my future would hold and it felt bleak. That attitude changed after the events and stories of bravery, courage, sacrifice, compassion, respect, selflessness and honor began to be seen and heard. At such a dark time in our nations history, some of the brightest light was shining through the good men and women of this country. The evil intents of wicked men darkened our nations skies for a time but it did not prevail because the good people of this nation let the light of goodness shine, and oh how brightly it shined-and still does.

[@Candymantempting41]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ The “universe” didn’t “put you there”, you did, because you had free will, and you were courageous. …No greater love than this, that you lay down your life for someone else. …And we will also be judged by the thoughts and intents of our hearts. American heroes. You are heroes.

[@kathyyoung1774]

God has put me in many places that left me wondering why --- until I realized I was uniquely qualified to solve a serious problem at that moment. That may be what she meant. Best wishes.

[@le_th_]

Committed, succinct, resolute, humble, insightful, and articulate: that is leadership. Penney is such an honorable person that she believes everyone in the US is equally honorable. Wouldn't it be a wonderful country if that were true? It says a lot about Heather Penney that she believes others are as honorable, decent, and self-sacrificing as she. She must be a truly extraordinary person.

[@kentkrueger6035]

I was in my 1st year of being a utility locator Sept, 2001. I recall how eerily quit the skys were in the days following 9/11. I was doing a locate at a small private airport in N/E Wisconsin when an Air National Guard Gunship fly over at just above tree level. It was flanked by two F16's and two Apache Helicopters. It was a scary thing to witness, made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. Our Country was at war, with an unknown enemy. Military or lifeflight aircraft were the only aircraft in the sky. There was no doubt in my mind that these men and women were going to do whatever needed to be done to protect the rest of us. Thank-you for your service to our country.

[@stevenmoratz7333]

Thank you for your service Penny! A defining moment in US history!

[@throbbinwoodofcoxley6830]

Yep, we used to be much harder to fool, and refused to give up rights for feelings before this.

[@tikkathreebarrels]

Thank you for your service. Thank you Officer Penney for wearing what looks to be a Royal Air Force scarf featuring RAF roundels and the silhouette of the Spitfire, an aircraft which during WWII was key in keeping German bombers from wreaking havoc in the skies over England and London in particular.

[@nemesis2264]

The Spitfire is an incredible aircraft but was not the true hero of the Battle of Britain. "A total of 1,715 Hawker Hurricanes flew with Fighter Command during the period of the Battle of Britain, far in excess of all other British fighters combined. It is estimated that Hawker Hurricane pilots were credited with four fifths of all enemy aircraft destroyed in that critical period from July to October 1940." It was in fact the slower Hurricane that was expected to concentrate on the slower German bombers while the faster Spitfire mainly went after their fighter escort. I find it sad that the Hawker Hurricane and its brave pilots is largely forgotten or overlooked in its role during the war.

[@johnnunn8688]

@@nemesis2264, not by me but I look into stuff.

[@willhilpipre9524]

A true an honest American service member. Thank you for your service.

[@evonne315]

We all know what ended up happening, but this story is a reminder of all those that took heroic action that day. People that found themselves in dire circumstances, so took risks and set thier own lives aside for the greater good. Some were fortunate enough to come home at the end if it all, others not, but they all deserve thier place of honor and respect. This serves a reminder how difficult and complicated this situation was as well, there were chain reactions all over the place of people doing what was needed to keep chaos at bay. I commend every one of them. ❤️🙏❤️

[@19jody72]

Yes.. even though the passengers were fighting.. we know how that plane came down.

[@kentduryea7109]

Oh, this is all a total bullshit waste of time pumping up somebody's potential heroism who did absolutely nothing to save anyone on 9-11. This F-15 female flyer and our apparently incompetant military got caught with their pants down as nearly 3,000 Americans died needlessly in horror.

[@scottkennedy3367]

All of the military pilots on that tragic day will.always be heroes in my mind. Also do not forget the air traffic controllers that guided all the planes that were airborne on that day. To land all those planes was simply amazing.

[@kentduryea7109]

I've never heard of any Jet fighter ramming another plane on a suicide mission except for the Japanese. Americans don't do that including a hero-wannabe woman who said she would. In fact women don't even belong in the military because they are treated special not equal. Note for instance the long locks of danger in combat Heather is allowed to keep for the sake of female vanity. Buzz cuts are required of men so long hair doesn't become a disdvantage in battle with the enemy. This is all a total bullshit waste of time pumping up somebody's potential heroism who did absolutely nothing to save anyone on 9-11. This F-15 female flyer and our apparently incompetant military got caught with their pants down as nearly 3,000 Americans died needlessly in horror.

[@xvsj5833]

Thank you for sharing this interesting 9/11 moment, Thank You for your service, courage and readiness to respond to a threat to our country 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@kenneth3781]

very proud to see the Air Force represented so well by Miss Heather. your professionalism and dedication to our country is an honor to all Air Force veterans and I appreciate the honor you brought to our service.

[@anneball683]

Oh my gosh Heather thank you for your incredible commitment to our country. And thx for sharing. We need more like you now more than ever. Thx

[@billwindsor4224]

@Heather Penney - much respect and honor to you, for your courage, your patriotism, and your sense of honor in serving our country. Thank you for your careful recounting of your plans and insights and experience on that day 🇺🇸 🏅🏅.

[@hambone4402]

This video deserves so much more than just a thumbs up, more than just a thank you.

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

Well done. My dad was a WW2 pilot.

[@karronlaneNOLA]

thanks so much for the story, and your commitment to personal sacrifice if needed. it's good to know what went on and how it was being addressed. thank you for your service.

[@ciarraibuzz]

The heroes of flight 93 had balls and a sense of duty and patriotism. Thank you, men!

[@michellenainkristinabusch1221]

And women

[@vilhjj]

I remember watching 9/11 unfolded while I was eating my breakfast and then going to school and my gr6 teacher having it on the radio, even in Canada this seemed like such a huge thing that I couldn't really comprehend at the time I couldn't understand why anyone would do that.

[@roycolglazier1061]

I am speachless with gratitude!! Thank you for your service, Heather, abd for your committment to this country's defense!I am speachless with gratitude!! Thank you for your service, Heather, and for your committment to this country's defense!

[@vinrico6704]

Thats such a crazy day... And she was right there in the thick of it. Cool calculating and determined to get the job done, a real pro. God Bless you Sir.

[@Solhai]

Thank you for your service and stating so clearly the mentality of it. Takes good people to realize life is more than one person and what needs to be done. Like the 40 on Flight 93.

[@chrismaggio7879]

I hope you understand that the honor and respect we feel for you, Sass, and the crews that sent you aloft, would have become the honor of legends if you had actually carried out the potential mission. You will always be talked about in aviation circles, and your feats will be studied and dissected, and your name will be part of that history. We are fortunate that you didn't perish in the cause, but you have cemented the fact that no one was willing to give more. Thank you, from a vet.

[@johnnunn8688]

That is not, Sass.

[@chrismaggio7879]

@@johnnunn8688 Yes, I know. Re-read the sentence. I said, "you, Sass, and the crews" and that denoted 3 individuals or groups... "you" and "Sass", and "the crew". Cheers

[@jarmstrong2843]

This lady is a hero to me. She was willing to put it all on the line. She is so matter of fact in her narrative about a suicide mission. A tough lady!

[@TrungNguyen-du9cn]

Heartwarming video. Thanks to all the people defending our nation, including the passengers and crews on these airliners.

[@thomasfx3190]

Fantastic M’am, thank you for your service and amazing courage!

[@inerlogic]

With all due respect, there WERE alert fighters, they took off from Otis down Cape Cod, MA just as the first plane hit the first tower. It's not like we were taken unaware with no fighters in the air.

[@j1st633]

Wow! Her story should be presented all over.

[@bradsanders407]

Theres a reason it isn't.

[@kathyyoung1774]

Yes, this is the type of HERO out children need, not someone who is "brave" enough to announce his gender change.

[@ORGANIZEDCoNfUsioN]

Wow that was intense. Thank you for your service!!!

[@mudkatmark]

Thank You for what you were willing and prepared to do and Thank You for your service.

[@rickstorm719]

God Bless her and our fellow veterans! "Greater love has no one but this, that he lay down his life for his friends."

[@user-bk3xm7kr3g]

We "salute you" ma'am!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@nashkita77]

I just retired from the DC Air National Guard 3 weeks prior to 9-11. I was an F-16 Crew Chief there. The unit dismantled/demolished the Alert barn which was to house 2 F-16s on alert if ever needed. But during my 10 yrs there, i recall this hanger being used only for weapons load training... We were caught with our pants down.

[@jessicananohan8683]

Sitting here at my kitchen, watching in absolute amazement this beautiful, level headed and brave human being. I`m outta words to descibe my admiration.

[@OldNavyAirdale]

Thank you for your service!

[@KristiContemplates]

Communications is vital. Glad to know that the civilian air control were able to adapt in the field so readily and quickly. Also, sad to know they had to

[@paulschlobohm7226]

Thank you for your service and for sharing your story to us. It needs to be known that many still are great Americans.

[@Leba631]

Incredible, thank you for your courageous service.

[@lylestavast7652]

What a day. Great to have her 1st hand account recorded. A lot of brave people rallied on 93, rest their souls... And, bless these NG pilots who rolled and were willing to take on a threat, initially unarmed - that's got to be a doubled down gutcheck...

[@TheCelltek]

Thank you for protecting us on that day !!

[@user-ou4vv2ts2w]

Im glad we have people like you on our side. Thank you ma'am for your service.

[@alvinuselton912]

This brings me back to that day and time with all the emotions. Tears and all !!!!!!!!!!!POWERFUL

[@dadcooksfood9956]

Heather Penney you are amazing. I was in South Korea wrapping up my tour there when 9/11 happened. It is a day I will never forget. Your story is one of the best. Thank you for all you have done. We need more hero’s like you.

[@GodLovesYou1624]

You didn’t reenlist?

[@dadcooksfood9956]

@@GodLovesYou1624 I served 7 years and I did reenlist but not until 2003. Back in 2000-2001 a tour in Korea was 12 months. I was there from sept 2000-sept 2001. But this is not about me. It’s about a brave pilot and her amazing experience, and her love for our great country. She is a hero, I was just a guy that went through the motions and got out.

[@GodLovesYou1624]

@@dadcooksfood9956 god bless ya man. For all you’ve done. It’s about you too, it’s about all of you brave souls,

[@riverbender9898]

I salute you Ma'am.

[@kevinhixson2955]

Heather, thank you for your service. There aren't many people that are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice anymore.

[@teresab126]

Thank you all for your service 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️