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On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Capt. Dean Eckmann of the
119th Fighter Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard, was on duty
at the unit’s alert Detachment at Langley AFB in Virginia.
Captain Eckmann flying the lead aircraft along with wing men
Major Brad Derrig and Capt. Craig Borgstrom responded to the
first scramble order to Washington DC. Here Capt. Eckmann’s
F-16 is seen as he arrives over the nation’s capital and
makes his initial high speed pass over the Pentagon at 900 feet.
In the background such Washington landmarks as the Lincoln and
Jefferson memorials, the Washington Monument, the Capital and
the White House are visible. Signed by Dean Eckmann - Craig Borgstrom. |
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