From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cal Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 4:28 AM Cc: [email protected] Subject: [reality101_redux] Man who scrambled jets on 9/11 among DC train victims.... uh oh, another of those fishy coincidences, eh?
Image removed by sender. :salut: http://askville.amazon.com/job-David-Wherley/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=54399798 Metro crash victims: Major General David Wherley and wife Ann Wherley 06/23/09 4:07 PM EDT Retired Maj. Gen. David Wherley, former commander of the D.C. Army and Air National Guard, and his wife Ann, were among the victims. Wherley commanded the 113th Wing at Andrews Air Force Base. The couple lived in the Hill East neighborhood and the general could often be seen walking to and from the armory. He joined the Army reserve as a second lieutenant in 1969. After a brief tour of active duty, he joined the D.C. air guard. According to his National Guard biography, he was deputy operations group commander for fighters in Saudi Arabia. He had logged more than 5,000 hours of flying time and was a graduate of the Fighter Weapons Instructor Course for the F-4. Wherley was the officer who scrambled fighters into Washington’s skies on the day of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. “Most of our members have lived in the D.C. area for much of their lives,” Wherley said in an interview a few days after the attacks. “To be patrolling and looking down on their homes, that has been an emotional moment.” - Bill Myers Sources: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Metro-crash-victims-David-and-Ann-Wherley-48911917.html http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/06/24/2009-06-24_man_who_scrambled_jets_on_911_among_dc_train_victims.html Man who scrambled jets on 9/11 among D.C. train victims BY Ryan Flinn and Todd Shields BLOOMBERG Wednesday, June 24th 2009, 4:36 PM washington train derailment Articles Tests for D.C. trains like one in Monday crash At least seven dead as commuter trains collide in DC David Wherley, the head of the Washington National Guard who scrambled jets over the city during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, was among those killed in the worst commuter train crash in the city’s history, officials said. Wherley’s wife, Ann, was also among the nine people killed when a train plowed into the rear of a stopped train during rush hour on June 22, Quintin Peterson, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Department, said in a telephone interview. Both were 62 and lived in southeast Washington. Wherley was commander of the 113th Fighter Wing at Andrews Air Force base in Maryland during the 9/11 attacks and sent up aircraft with orders to protect the White House and the Capitol, according to the 9/11 Commission Report. He commanded the District of Columbia National Guard from 2003 to 2008, the unit said in a statement. “I had the opportunity to work with him as he commanded the troops here in D.C. and as he sent them off to war,” Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty said at a news conference yesterday. “He was as fine a public servant and as dedicated to the United States of America and everything that is great about this country as anyone I have ever met.” The operator of the train, Jeanice McMillan, 42, of Springfield, Va., was also killed, according to a spokeswoman for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The others who died were Mary Doolittle, 59, of northwest Washington; Veronica Dubose, 29, of northwest Washington; Ana Fernandez, 40, of Hyattsville, Md.; Dennis Hawkins, 64, of southeast Washington; Lavonda King, 23, of northeast Washington; and Cameron Williams, 37. Wherley established the D.C. National Guard’s Youth Challenge program, according to the guard’s statement. The residential program offers academic instruction, physical training and discipline to young people including high school dropouts, according to its Web site. “General Wherley was not only the quintessential citizen soldier - he also made valuable contributions to our community,” said Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, who added, the Youth Challenge program “has changed the lives of thousands of at-risk children in D.C. and around the country.” Wherley flew T-38 training jets and F-105 Thunderchief and F-4 Phantom combat jets during a military career that began in 1969, according to the guard’s statement, the same year he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Fordham University. http://www.flyingsquadron.com/forums/index.php?/topic/15650-former-dcang-co-killed-in-metro-accident/page__pid__215236__st__0 <http://www.flyingsquadron.com/forums/index.php?/topic/15650-former-dcang-co-killed-in-metro-accident/page__pid__215236__st__0&#entry215236> &#entry215236 Metro crash victims 'inseparable' since high school promStory Highlights Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley Jr. deployed pilots on September 11, 2001 By Wayne Drash (CNN) -- David and Ann Wherley were high school sweethearts who were king and queen of their high school prom in York, Pennsylvania. They were preparing to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary next month, but their lives were tragically cut short last week in the Metro train crash in Washington. Retired Maj. Gen. David Wherley Jr. and his wife, Ann, were killed in last week's Metro crash. A former commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, David Wherley was also the military man who, on September 11, 2001, deployed planes over Washington to protect the White House and take out any aircraft that threatened the Capitol. "They said, 'Challenge them, try to turn them away; if they don't turn away, use whatever force is necessary to keep them from hitting buildings downtown,' " Wherley told the Washington Post in 2002. Wherley, a 40-year military veteran, served as the commanding general of the D.C. Guard from 2003 to 2008. "I am personally grieved by this unbelievable tragedy. David and Ann were two of the best people you could ever want to know. This community will grieve, as will many throughout the country who knew and loved them both," said Maj. Gen. Errol R. Schwartz, who succeeded Wherley when he retired. The two were among the nine killed June 22 when two trains crashed on the Red Line of Washington's Metro commuter rail. It was the deadliest train crash in the history of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The Wherleys, both 62, are to be interred during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday. On the morning of the September 11 attacks, Wherley was the commander of the 113th Fighter Wing at Andrews Air Force Base. Lt. Col. Kevin McAndrews worked with Wherley on September 11. He told CNN affiliate WJLA that the general was the consummate professional that day. "He was constantly thinking about ... what did we need to do to protect ourselves and to protect everybody in our region," McAndrews said. Friends say Wherley was a down-to-Earth general who connected well with regular people, especially those who served the country. A commanding general, he refused to be chauffeured around the nation's capital. Instead, he always rode the Metro to and from work, according to the military. He and his wife volunteered at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and met with wounded troops. They had grown close to 1st Lt. Russell Kaufmann, a D.C. Army Guardsman wounded in Iraq and recovering at the hospital. Kaufmann suffered brain damage and paralysis after being hit by a sniper's bullet, according to the military. The couple had just finished a volunteer orientation program at the medical center before they boarded the Metro. "They both volunteered much of their time to the families of the D.C. National Guard men and women, especially during their deployments," the military said in a statement. "They were an inseparable couple, and General Wherley loved riding on the Metro." The couple met in their hometown of York, Pennsylvania, in the 1960s and had been by each other's sides ever since. They married July 19, 1969, the day before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. Wherley began his military career that year, when he signed on with the ROTC program at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York. He became a fighter pilot and logged more than 5,000 hours of flying time over the years. More recently, he helped secure $500,000 to help set up a military education and training program for high school dropouts in the D.C. area. "I'm excited about this initiative that will help out youth in the city improve their lot in life," he told the Post in 2006. "It's the right thing to do for the city." Ann Wherley worked as a guide at the U.S. Botanical Garden near the U.S. Capitol in recent years. She loved to cook gourmet meals. She held a degree in education from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania and worked as a mortgage broker for 10 years before retiring in 2007. Friends say that the couple were looking forward to an upcoming trip to Europe and that they loved doting on their baby granddaughter. The Wherleys are survived by a son, David, a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team; a daughter, Betsy; and one grandchild, 11-month-old Evann, according to the National Guard. The seven others killed in the collision were: train operator Jeanice McMillan, 42, of Springfield, Virginia; Mary Doolittle, 59; Lavanda King, 23; Veronica Dubose, 26; Cameron Williams, 36; and Dennis Hawkins, 64, all of Washington; and Ana Fernandez, 40, of Hyattsville, Maryland. Never Underesteimate the Power to Change Yourself Never Overestimate the Power to Change Others Image removed by sender. :salut: Image removed by sender. IAM the Future & I will make a Change __._,_.___ Image removed by sender. *** exposing the hidden truth for further educational research only *** CAVEAT LECTOR *** In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. 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