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Sep 11, 2021, 5 tweets

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Harry Ong doesn’t seek attention & prefers to keep a low profile.
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But… (1/5) #Respect #911Anniversary #911Memorial

…I am so grateful he opened his heart to us at the cemetery where Betty is. He told me a part of her leg bone was found 3 blocks f/the World Trade Center.

Betty was the flight attendant on American Airlines flight 11 who made the 1st call about the chaos on board. #911Memorial

For those who haven’t heard the call, you’ll hear her bravery. Her calm. Her composure.

Harry told me later he can tell there is some fear in her voice but she had the determination to keep her passengers & team safe. #911Anniversary

Thank you to @KaplanABC11 at @ABC11_WTVD who interviewed Vanessa Minter in North Carolina. She was the American Airlines agent on the other line of that call.
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I shared part of what she said w/Harry: β€œBetty Ong, to me was the hero.”

This is Harry’s reaction ❀️ #911Remembered

I asked Harry what he’d like the world to know 20 years later.
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β€œEspecially in this time of divisiveness & hatred…the goodness of 9/11 aftermath is so positive. I wish we can regain a lot of those thoughts & feelings for each other & humanity.”

abc7ne.ws/3nkFBYH

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