American Airlines Pilot Charles Burlingame Remembered 25 Years After 9/11 Terror Attack

As Americans mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the life and service of Burlingame—a Naval Academy graduate and commercial pilot—represents the human cost of the attacks and the character of those lost.
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