On This Date in Minnesota History: September 11

September 11, 2001 - Thomas Edward Burnett, Jr., “was flying home from a business meeting when terrorists took control” of United Flight 93, “presumably with the intent of crashing it into a target in Washington, D.C. Burnett used his cell phone to call his wife [Deena] four times. During their conversations he told her of the happenings on board the plane and she told him of the attacks on the World Trade Center. His last call to his wife ended with Burnett saying, ‘We're going to do something. I've got to go.’”  He was born May 29, 1963 in Minneapolis and died on this date in Shanksville, Somerset County, Pa.
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The plaque that rests beneath the memorial flag dedicated to Burnett in Bloomington, Minn.

In Memory of
Tom Burnett, Jr.
September 11, 2001 Hero
Who Exemplified The Courage Behind Our Flag
Flagpole Donated By
Bloomington Rotary

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