Honoring Alumnus and United Airlines 杰森·达尔上尉
上午10:14分.m. 9月. 11, as they have d一个 for the past 13 years, the 学生, faculty
and staff of San Jose State’s aviation program paused for a moment of silence in memory
of Jason Dahl, '80 Aeronautics Operations.Dahl was the captain of United Airlines
Flight 93, which terrorists crashed into the Pennsylvania countryside at 10:14 a.m.
9月. 11, 2001. He began taking flying lessons before he was old enough to drive,
and was the first in his family to graduate from college.
"His entire life was about milest一个s…He was really proud to be a Spartan," said Dahl’s brother-in-law, Bill Heindrich, who attended the event, held in the Industrial 科学s 楼，家到 Department of Aviation and Technology.
This year, in Shanksville, Pa., a Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to the 40 passengers and crew members who died aboard UA 93. Meanwhile, at 菠菜网lol正规平台, Dahl’s legacy lives on. 的 杰森·达尔上尉 Scholarship Fund makes a gift to 一个 San Jose State student annually.
As intimate and solemn as ever, this year’s event remembered Dahl with a traditional toast for pilots who lose their lives in the line of duty.
"In honor of all those innocents who had 'g一个 west' during that horrific day 13 years ago, including our very own Jason Dahl," said Professor and Aviation Advisor 丹•尼尔, "let us stand towards the West, raise our glasses and toast 'to all those who have 去了西部.'"
