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September 11th: Leroy W. Homer Jr - Courage in the Sky
SANKOFA CHRONICLES: A Black History Podcast
Ep. — LeRoy W. Homer Jr. - Courage in the Sky
On September 11, 2001, First Officer LeRoy W. Homer Jr. was in the cockpit of United Flight 93. A kid from Long Island who paid for his own flight lessons at 15, a C-141 pilot over Desert Storm and Somalia, and a father to a 10-month-old daughter — his fight that morning still puts young Black pilots in the sky today.
In this episode, Mr. Black History and his sons trace LeRoy's life from model airplanes to McGuire AFB to United, and the foundation his widow Melodie built in his name.
IN THIS EPISODE…
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