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Published: Fri, 16 Jan 2009
Description: NYC millionaire offering inauguration tickets to pilot hailed as 'hero'
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" We've been done about the got a call -- who just a couple of chaotic moments went from just being a pilot on US Airways to being a national hero. I mean just a pilot you know I mean is grace under pressure may have earned him more than just gratitude is in New York businessman about whom we know who watched the whole thing unfold. From his office on the sixty something floor of the empire state building. And is now offering the pilot a ticket or couple loved Washington pitch Tuesday's inauguration. And the -- right here live on studio B Michael said it's not that when this when joining us so what's the what's the thought -- Michael."
" Well what happened was. There was like a nervous chatter going through our office we have about 300 employees. And I was very reminiscent. 9/11 you know there's a plane down. Was a deliberate wasn't on wasn't an accident so it was there was a scramble to get the facts and we really. Built up the emotion and when we found out. That it was indeed an an accident. -- I was overwhelmed. With lived with patriotism and you don't want to it and I want to do so. Do something and in reward this highlands and some -- so discussed that was my. Business partner Ted Johnson about what we could what could we do to really reward this hero and -- in today's times would. Where were you hear bad story after bad story this really was well that we want to do something special. And so we had tickets to inauguration mobile that moderation and the to the ball. And we we we figured what better way to reward. A national hero into. And invite him what thoughts to see is some historical -- how would -- get there. Well we have tactical plane. From that tax club that's the name of our our our company we have clients all over the the country and we have two. Travel logs and so it's this it's even more. You know I think it's even more touching. And in more which was since we travel so much as even more applicable to."
" Yet those those sort of playing a lot -- I mean especially we've taken off off that runway so many times like. All right so it's only once this what is -- be reached out to them I get our communities that are now trying trying to get a hold them. But if he's listening solely -- we we we want to take to the inauguration. Now. They get through ball and and very good time accent that sounds like a lot of America want to do something nice it just so rare. That you see something that's so horrifying. And then an hour later you realize. It's okay and we had a hero. Right. Well it's -- gets in touch with us for well first we'll try to interview him but will also put him in touch with the guys thanks thank you get --"
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