Not a politician here, but please get the gender right. I am a she. Generals do not have to be male. I did not drink the kool-aid.
You have the right to believe what you want, but I will disagree and certainly correct factual mischaracterizations.
If you do your research, you would understand history and the military much better. Around 10 am on September 11, two DC Air National Guard F16s launched from Joint Base Andrews. One of these two planes was piloted by my friend, Heather “Lucky Penney. The planes were not armed with missiles. If necessary, the pilots intended to ram any hostiles. I have heard the entire story from Heather and the other pilot Marc. You may read the entire account in the September 11 Commission Report. The Washington Post plus other news organizations have published the accounts.
No, I won’t use your response. I will keep with my standard, “Thank you. I am proud to have served.”