Reclaiming the Sky: 9/11 and the Untold Story of the Men and Women Who Kept America Flying
Among those who died, as well as those who lived and continue to live after the 9/11 attacks, there were many thousands of aviation professionals with names, families, lives, and individual experiences that are an important part of the 9/11 story. Some five years later, these stories are being told for the first time in Reclaiming the Sky. In the pages of this book, you will meet some of the people whose hard work propels a critical social and economic force -- the aviation industry -- and...
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On the morning of September 11, 2001, thousands of airline and airport professionals headed off for what they assumed would be just another day on the job. Of course it was anything but. Now, as the nation approaches the fifth anniversary of that tragic day, the stories of the heroes and casualties among our dedicated air travel workers remain largely untold. Until now. Reclaiming the Sky honors not only those workers who died doing their jobs, but also the ones that soldiered through on that day and in the aftermath, tirelessly piecing back together the fragments of a shattered industry -- and indeed a critical social and economic force -- while putting aside their own fears and grief. In conjunction with a website, reclaimingthesky.com -- where readers can share their stories and thoughts -- the book not only honors the heroes and casualties of 9/11, it also offers common ground to those seeking meaning, purpose, and the strength to move forward. Author Biography: Tom Murphy (Bellingham, WA) has been an aviation industry trainer for twenty years and is president of The Service Institute. For the last few years, he has focused primarily on helping thousands of air travel professionals and their families recover in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Seattle Post-Intelligencer ...a fascinating addition to the growing literature spawned by 9/11.
"Introduction: THE KENNIFER BENCH 1Book One That Day 7 Chapter One THE GLORY DAYS 9 Chapter Two SUE 15 Chapter Three MARIANNE AND JESUS 23 Chapter Four JOHN 28 Chapter Five KATHRYN 37 Chapter Six TONI AND MICHELLE 42 Chapter Seven SUE 46 Chapter Eight TONI, ROSEMARY, DEBBIE, AND KATHYRN 56 Chapter Nine MARK AND STEVE 63 Chapter Ten TERRI 69Book Two After That Day 75 Chapter Eleven WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE SORROW? 77 Chapter Twelve TOM 84 Chapter Thirteen SUE 88 Chapter Fourteen ONEKA, SUE, AND BERNIE 94 Chapter Fifteen THE DCA GATHERING PLACE 103 Chapter Sixteen THE FIRST STEP 109Book Three CLUES TO RECOVERY 115 Chapter Seventeen KATHRYN AND CHIC 117 Chapter Eighteen JOHN, ANNE, AND MARIANNE 125 Chapter Nineteen ANNE 130 Chapter Twenty MARK, JOAN, AND STEVE 134 Chapter Twenty-One UNSUNG HEROES 142 Chapter Twenty-Two DIRT THERAPY 149 Chapter Twenty-Three DO WHAT YOU LOVE 155Book Four WHY WE FLY 165 Chapter Twenty-Four THE SPACE 167 Chapter Twenty-Five CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 175 Chapter Twenty-Six LETTING GO 184 Chapter Twenty-Seven KENNIFER’S BENCH 192 Chapter Twenty-Eight RECLAIMINGTHESKY.COM 201Epilogue 209"
\ From the PublisherIf you’ve worked for an airline in any capacity[…] you owe it to yourself to pick up this book.\ -Aviation for Women\ “A must-have for current events fans.”\ -Black Men magazine\ "... a great moving story about the aviation professionals whose sacrifice and service... have been previously overlooked.”\ -In Flight USA\ “…a fascinating addition to the growing literature spawned by 9/11.”\ -Seattle Post-Intelligencer\ “Murphy’s work is a great and moving story about the aviation professionals whose sacrifice and service as a result of the events and aftermath of Sept. 11 have been previously overlooked.”\ -In Flight USA Magazine\ \ \ \ \ \ Seattle Post-Intelligencer...a fascinating addition to the growing literature spawned by 9/11.\ \
