9/11 – 25 YEARS LATER
LIEUTENANT GENERAL PATRICIA D. HOROHO (RET.)
On 9/11, Lt. General Patricia D. Horoho was headed to a meeting when she watched on television as Flight 175 hit the World Trade Center. Minutes later, she was standing in her office just 100 yards from where Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon.
Horoho was the second person to arrive at the crash site. In the chaos, she emerged as the experienced leader. Horoho cut clothes from burn victims, helped load helicopters for severely injured and was key in identifying the best evacuation paths for the wounded.
Ten years later, LTG (Ret) Patty Horoho reached the pinnacle of her military career when she was appointed the first female nurse, non-physician Surgeon General and Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Command.
After retiring from military service in 2016, LTG Horoho founded the non-profit 2Serve Together, with a mission to serve, recognize, and connect veteran and active servicewomen.
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“For those of us who lived it, 9/11 is not a story we read in a book. It is a day we will carry forever. My hope, my mission, is that every American, no matter their age, will carry it too —not out of fear or anger, but out of love, gratitude, and a shared commitment to one another and to this great nation.”
-Patricia Horoho