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‘Never forget', 25 years later: Betty Ong, the flight attendant who made the first 9/11 call

‘Never forget', 25 years later: Betty Ong, the flight attendant who made the first 9/11 call
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“Never forget, never forget Betty.” Those words from the family of Betty Ann Ong. Ong was the first person to alert authorities of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Her bravery on that day made her a national hero. 25 years later, Ong’s name and legacy lives on in San Francisco Chinatow...

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