{"id":732,"date":"2023-03-07T20:46:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T20:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=732"},"modified":"2024-08-15T08:15:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T12:15:12","slug":"fighter-pilot-heather-penney-on-purdue-journey-and-911-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/Q1\/fighter-pilot-heather-penney-on-purdue-journey-and-911-mission","title":{"rendered":"Fighter pilot Heather Penney on Purdue journey and 9\/11 mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media are encouraged to share, post and publish\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/podcast\/heather-penney-9-11-mission\/?utm_campaign=this_is_purdue_heather_penney+&amp;utm_content=lifeatpurdue&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>this content<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-initial-words-wrap\"><p class=\"purdue-initial-words wp-block-paragraph\">WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash;<\/p> \n<p>A special episode of the podcast \u201cThis Is Purdue\u201d features Purdue alumna and former D.C. Air National Guard fighter pilot Heather Penney, who shares her story from 9\/11, when she was prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice with her flight lead, Marc Sasseville.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She reflects on the events of that historic day, from being selected to complete the mission to stop the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 to being grounded after hours of time in the air to how she feels about that day now, more than 20 years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Penney also expresses her gratitude for her time at Purdue, where her passion for flying blossomed further, and shares more about her experience training to become one of the nation\u2019s first female fighter pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Visit\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/podcast\/heather-penney-9-11-mission\/?utm_campaign=this_is_purdue_heather_penney+&amp;utm_content=lifeatpurdue&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Persistent Pursuit website<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0to read more or to view or listen to the podcast.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"note\" class=\"post-content__attribution \">\n    <div class=\"columns\"> \n                    <div class=\"column\"> \n                <p class=\"post-content__source\">\n                    <strong>Media contact:\u00a0<\/strong>Amy Patterson Neubert,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:apatterson@purdue.edu\">apatterson@purdue.edu<\/a>                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media are encouraged to share, post and publish\u00a0this content. 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