Pilot’s Sky View of 911 Tragedy | Montpelier News

Twenty-five years after 9/11, General Daniel Finnegan, a Vermont Air National Guard pilot who flew an F-16 over Manhattan that day, shares his haunting firsthand account of watching the smoke rise from Ground Zero—eerily still, sixteen thousand feet high—with first responders below and the future hanging in the balance. His powerful recollection, delivered as the nation reflects, underscores the chaos and courage of that day, as the Guard honors the past with a ceremony today at 1 p.m. in South Burlington. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/524f3e7d0cf16016