9/11 Hero F-16 Pilot Retires

Lt. Gen. Marc Sasseville, an F-16 pilot who was prepared to undertake a suicide mission to stop a hijacked plane on 9/11, has retired after 40 years of service. Sasseville and fellow pilot Heather Penney were ready to ram United Airlines Flight 93 to prevent it from reaching Washington, D.C., but the passengers on board thwarted the terrorists. Sasseville's career culminated in becoming the number-two officer in the National Guard. He plans to spend his retirement with family and rediscover personal interests.