From the Sept. 7, 2014, Parade Magazine "American Stories: "Because of What They Did, We Didn't Have to" by Bill Hewitt.
"In September 2001, Lt. Heather "Lucky" Penney was a 26-year-old rookie with the 121st Fighter Squadron of the D.C. Air National guard, at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. For the daughter of a combat pilot who'd served in Vietnam, it was a dream come true.
"But in one of the lesser-known stories of the 9-11 attacks, Penney found herself called upon that day to do something she had never anticipated: Stop a hijacked commercial airline with 40 passengers and crew onboard.
"Now a mother of two and an executive at Lockwood Martin, Maj. Penney, 39, spoke with Parade about here experience."
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