well because he was dispatched to intercept flight 93 on that day. major general mark sasso. thank you. the biggest difference between now and 9/11 when you took off, you are unarmed. >> that is true. it is a dangerous time for all of us. a lot of unknowns. we have to make some quick decisions on the spot. we did not have time to get weapons loaded. the subsequent pilots that took off after me and my wingman certainly did. that was our entry into the defense mission as it is today, we have multiple sites that do the same. >> this is by far the busiest one. we flew along with some of your pilots a couple days ago. got to see firsthand how quickly things have been in the air from the time we took off to the time we were out over the water in