SARASOTA, Fla. (SNN) — It has been 22 years since 9/11 , but the memory still lives on for Air Force Colonel Mark Tillman. Colonel Tillman was the 12th presidential pilot and commander of Air Fo
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aboard air force one, which then became something of a flying oval office. as president bush and his staff tried to decide what to do, and what was going on, on the ground below them. the man credited with keeping the president out of harm s way, that day, during that time, going now to colonel mark tillman, the nation s 12th presidential pilot, and was the commander of air force one, in 2001, to 2009. colonel, thank you very much for honoring us by being here right now. i have to ask you, you re commanding air force one. obviously a very important and serious job. at that moment, did you have any idea of how historic the attacks were, or even what was going on? no, not at all. it was a simple mission to bring the president back to washington, after he met with the children in the elementary school, and then shortly after, it became, it wasn t an attack, it was an accident, with the
of things within the government, and within air force one, to protect and defend, and make sure we re ready for the next issue that occurs for the continuity of government. after all of that i m a positive thinker here, america came together, everywhere we went, thousands of americans were yelling and screaming, usa, usa, you know, it didn t matter what their backgrounds were, they were so proud to come together, and be americans, and defend the united states of america. so you know, that s the good point of all of this. and you see it today, with everybody chanting usa, and coming together as americans. all right, colonel tillman, thank you so much. thanks for being here today. we appreciate it. thanks for your service as well. in moments president biden is going to attend a 9/11 memorial service here in lower manhattan. we will of course bring that to you live, as america remembers, we ll be right back. thanks for coming. now when it comes to a financial plan this broker is your