Tango Alpha Lima Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “World Trade Center”

Episode 91119: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with 9/11 Memorial & Museum Visionary Network Founding Member John Paluska

The American Legion — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400

On September 11, 2001, John was an 18-year-old freshman at Fordham University. That day and in the days that followed, John volunteered at Ground Zero, aiding in the rescue and recovery operation. He subsequently joined the Army, becoming a Green Beret with combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq.

John shares his story of how that day changed the trajectory of his life, and let him eventually towards the founding of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum Visionary Network.

Special Guest: John Paluska.

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Episode 91115: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with former U.S. Army Ranger, Dr. Tony Brooks

The American Legion — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Dr. Tony Brooks was inspired to serve by what he refers to as the "holy shit act of terrorism."

On 9/11 he was an 18-year-old student at the University of Arizona who had never considered military service. After watching the towers fall, he suddenly decided that nothing was more important than serving.

Dr. Brooks talks about how "out of the blue" decision surprised everyone he knew, how he joined the Army Rangers, and his first mission once deployed to Iraq - Operation Red Wings.

Special Guest: Dr. Tony Brooks.

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Episode 91111: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with Retired Staten Island Ferry Captain Frank Peters

The American Legion — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400

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.

Special Guest: Frank Peters.

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Episode 91110: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with United War Veterans Council President, Mark Otto

The American Legion — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in Panama, Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Mark Otto was working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange with his newlywed wife, just blocks away from the World Trade Center, on Sept 11, 2001.

Otto shares his story of that day, as well as how those experiences have led him to provide outreach and assistance to fellow veterans.

Special Guest: Mark Otto.

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Episode 91106: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with air traffic controller Robert Douglas

The American Legion — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400

On September 11, 2001, Robert Douglas was an air traffic controller at Cleveland Center, the enroute air traffic control center responsible for airspace over Ohio and western Pennsylvania - which included the route flown by United Airlines Flight 93.

Douglas shares his story of the 'controlled chaos' that day.

Special Guest: Robert Douglas.

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Episode 91105: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with FDNY EMT Linda Beecher

The American Legion — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400

In this episode, we share the 9/11 story of Linda Beecher, American Legion Auxiliary Babylon Unit 94 member, who, on Sept. 11, 2001, was an EMT for FDNY.

On the morning of the attack, Linda and two of her children, a son who was a fellow EMT and a daughter, who was a paramedic, rushed to the WTC site to see how they could help. That morning, Linda served as a liaison between chiefs in the field and dispatchers. On Sept. 14 she began working in the morgue and continued doing so until May of 2002.

Special Guest: Linda Beecher.

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Episode 91102: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with FDNY firefighter Jimmy Brown

The American Legion — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Our hosts visit with U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jimmy Brown. Brown served as an NYPD Officer, before joining NYFD and being assigned to the famed Ten House fire station at the foot of the World Trade Center. Jimmy shares the story of how he survived that day, and how it has shaped the last 20 years of his life.

Special Guest: Jimmy Brown.

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Episode 91101: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with Past National Commander Richard Santos

The American Legion — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, newly-elected American Legion National Commander Richard Santos was on Capitol Hill, poised to brief Congress on The American Legion’s priorities for the coming legislative year. Then the first plane hit World Trade Center in New York, and the whole world changed.
Richard Santos was the national commander of The American Legion on September 11th, 2001.

Shortly after the attacks, he penned a message that still resonates two decades later.

“America continues to heal and it is our responsibility as veterans to tend to the wounds,” he wrote. “Some will panic about the future; we must reassure them. Some will weep over a lost family member or friend; we must hold their hands. Some will be angry; we must temper their rage.”

In this first episode of a special series of Tango Alpha Lima bonus episodes, our hosts visit with American Legion Past National Commander Richard Santos, who shares his memories of that moment and the months that followed as he represented the nation’s largest veterans service organization during a time of national crisis. 

Special Guest: Richard Santos.

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