Episode 91111

Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with Retired Staten Island Ferry Captain Frank Peters

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August 30th, 2021

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Season 911

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As he sailed the Ferry John F. Kennedy from St. George, Staten Island towards the Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001, Staten Island Ferry Captain Frank Peters watched the fireball explode over the Battery as the first plane hit the World Trade Center.

Peters shares how he became part of one of the largest boatlift rescue operations in history that day, as well as how he helps ensure that America never forgets that day.

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