# ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: Pilot recalls suicide mission orders on 9/11

https://mins.news/en/video/55192

- Fox News, 2026-09-11 21:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOr5yaoEJwI

> Retired Maj. Heather Penney recalls being ordered on Sept. 11, 2001, to undertake a suicide mission to protect the nation’s capital, and discusses the importance of serving her country.

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