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RUSSIAN SUB
American Outrage, Saratoga, and its Effects

The terrorist attacks that began on September 11, 2001 have had a major impact on all of us, including the Saratoga Project. We are still evaluating those consequences, but our initial conclusion is that the wave of patriotism sweeping our nation today will in the long run make our project stronger. In the short term, however, fund raising will be more difficult. To read Foundation President Frank Lennon's open letter on this subject, select this link.

Related news:
Frank Lennon and Bill Sheridan were in Linkoping, Sweden on 09/11/01, giving a presentation on the Saratoga Museum Project to the International Association of Transportation Museums. The local newspaper ran an article describing their reaction to the news of the terrorist attacks in the US. Select this link to read more.

In Memoriam: Captain Charles "Chic" Burlingame III

This one was for Chic On September 11, 2001, Chic Burlingame, captain of American Airlines Flight 77 that was en route from Dulles International Airport near Washington to Los Angeles, was killed when his airplane was deliberately crashed by terrorists into the southwest face of the Pentagon E ring. Burlingame served aboard USS SARATOGA in the 1970s as a pilot with VF 103 - the Sluggers. A web page with a tribute to the memory of Captain Burlingame, with remarks from his family along with a condolence book that will allow friends and shipmates to share their memories, can be found here...

UPDATE: Captain Burlingame was finally laid to rest on 12 December at the National Cemetery in Arlington, VA. Lambert "Bo" Heikes' observations of the funeral can be read here.

In Memoriam: Captain Victor J. Saracini

Another Saratoga pilot was brutally murdered by the terrorist attack on September 11. Victor Saracini was the Captain of United Airlines Flight 175, a Boeing 767 bound from Boston to Los Angeles. This plane was crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center shortly after 9 a.m. ET. We are working with the Saracini family to assemble a memorial web page - watch this space for further developments.



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12/30/01