by Linda Burdette based on a presentation by LTC (Ret.) Robert Darling, USM

By anyone’s definition, the tragic events of September 11, 2001, were historic in the United States, indeed for
the world. For aviation, it was a crucial event – changing not only the way pilots and aircraft operate, but in
many ways forever changing the way the public views aviation. Virginia certainly had a major role in the events
of that day – one of the airplanes departed from Dulles International Airport; it subsequently hit the Pentagon;
the major responders at the Pentagon were Virginia Police and Fire Departments; and, as in so many other
events of national importance, many of the highest-level decisions of the day were made at the Pentagon and
across the river in Washington, D.C. I recently had the opportunity to attend a presentation by a retired
military officer who spent 9/11 at the Presidential Emergency Operations Center. This article is based on his
remembrance, as well as historical documents.

To read the entire article, click the link below:

Remembering 9-11.pdf