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September 11, 2006
The 2,996 Project: Remembering Captain John Ogonowski, Pilot of Flight 11 (Updated)
The 2,996 project was launched by D.C. Roe, and involves more than 3,000 bloggers who have joined together to commemorate each and every one of the victims of 9/11 on this day, the fifth anniversary of the day that our nation was attacked by Islamist terrorists, the day that America woke up to the fact that Islamic extremists were at war against the United States of America.
As a partipant in the 2,996 Project, Freedom's Zone is honored to remember Captain John Ogonowski, 52, American Airlines pilot of Flight 11, of Dracut, Massachusetts. John was the Pilot of Flight 11. He lived on a 150-acre farm north of Boston. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, and three daughters, Laura, 16; Caroline, 14; and Mary, 11. A lifelong aviation buff, he joined the Air Force after graduating from college and flew planes at the close of the Vietnam War. He joined American Airlines in 1979 (See NYT profile, John Ogonowski: Captain on the Farm).
[Image: Margaret Ogonowski, the widow of pilot John Ogonowski, is surrounded by her daughters, from left, Mary, 11, Caroline, 14, and Laura, 16, right, after receiving a U.S. flag from her brother-in-law, Lt. Colonel James Ogonowski, during a memorial service in Dracut, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)]
May God Bless The Ogonowski Family, and all of us."
NEVER FORGET 9/11 AND NEVER FORGET OUR RESOLVE - THERE WILL BE NO QUARTER FOR THE ISAMISTS THAT STILL THREATEN OUR NATION.
Update:
Sarah Hodsdon remembers Alan Bondarenko, Ben and Noah remember Mr. Marino.
My Tarnished Halo remembers Michael Lepore.
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Posted by Richard at September 11, 2006 11:11 AM
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That first picture makes me so emotional. My thoughts go out to the Ogonowski family. May you remember John with peace and hapiness in your hearts.
Posted by: Shelly at September 11, 2006 12:49 PM
Thank you so much for introducing our family to Captain John. As our family reads through the tributes from the 2,996 project, we are overcome with the amazing things we have learned about the people who died on that day.
Our highest regards,
Sarah Hodsdon (Remembering Mr. Bondarenko http://sarah-n-dipitous.com) and Ben and Noah ( Remembering Mr. Marino http://treefortenterprises.com)
Posted by: Sarah Hodsdon at September 11, 2006 1:31 PM
I remember so well watching John Ogonowski's funeral on local TV and how emotional it was, watching his wife receive that flag. God bless John's family and may his soul rest in peace.
Wonderful tribute.
Posted by: nat at September 13, 2006 4:23 PM
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