| The call from the chief
pilot that two of our aircraft had been hijacked, the
knowledge that the flight crews on board Flights 175 and 93
were JFK-based pilots, three of them members of Council 52,
“my guys.” The vision, which is forever burned in my brain,
of driving over the Point Lookout Bridge and seeing the
second tower fall down. Getting to Kennedy Airport and
seeing that bright blue sky completely empty of aircraft,
except for one. It was a lone F-15 orbiting overhead, flown,
as I found out later, by Tim Duffy, one of our B-777 first
officers based here at Kennedy. The feelings of anger,
confusion, and helplessness, which I know we were all filled
with in those first hours of 9/11/2001.
Let us always
remember those families whose lives have been torn apart in
so many ways by what happened ten years ago. As time passes,
they will more than ever need the support of colleagues,
friends, and loved ones. Let us dedicate ourselves to
maintaining that support in the months and years ahead.
Never Forget.
Captain Mark Seal, United |
