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Jason's Dream
 Jason Dahl died a hero while piloting United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in Somerset, Pa., Sept. 11, 2001 after terrorists stormed the cockpit. Jason's dream had been to fly an F-16 fighter jet, but he never lived to get his chance. The Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Wing gave his wife, Sandra, the honor. Here, Sandra Dahl shows some items that she carried in her pocket during her F-16 flight, including a photo of her husband in his pilot uniform, an "ace of spades" that she found in his flight suit, and a photo of the couple cutting the cake at their wedding. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darin Overstreet  Sandra Dahl gets suited up for her flight at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darin Overstreet U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darin Overstreet  Sandra Dahl gets prepares for her flight at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darin Overstreet  Lt. Col. Mike Low prepares himself and the aircraft before the flight. Shown, sitting on the "heads-up display," is Froggy, a stuffed animal owned by Quinn, a first grader from Wild Cat Elementary School and friend of the Dahl family. Sandra wanted to bring Froggy on the flight to interest Quinn and other children in national safety issues. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darin Overstreet  Lt. Col. Mike Low prepares to taxi to the runway with Sandra Dahl for her F-16 flight. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darin Overstreet  Lt. Col. Mike Low performs a low-level flyby with Sandra Dahl during her F-16 flight. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darin Overstreet  Ground crew members positions the ladders so Lt. Col. Mike Low and Sandra Dahl can disembark the aircraft after her flight. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darin Overstreet  Sandra Dahl disembarks the aircraft after her flight. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darin Overstreet  Sandra Dahl shows her appreciation to Lt. Col. Mike Low after her flight. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darin Overstreet  Quinn, a first grader from Wild Cat Elementary School and friend of the Dahl family, holds Froggy, who just returned from his ride-along in the F-16 during Sandra Dahl's F-16 flight. Sandra wanted to bring Froggy on her flight to interest Quinn and other children in national safety issues. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darin Overstreet
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