Meet Betty Ong, one of the forgotten heroes of 9/11.⁠ ⁠ Chinese American flight attendant Betty Ong helped save lives by calling air traffic controllers to land every plane flying over U.S. airspace, avoiding any further potential similar incidents.⁠ ⁠ With 81 passengers, 9 crew members and 2 pilots on board, American Airlines’ Flight 11 took off from Boston’s Logan Airport intended for Los Angeles, California.⁠ ⁠ During the aircraft hijacking, Ong was able to use a telephone card to call in to American Airlines’ operations and Raleigh reservations center from the plane’s rear galley.⁠ ⁠ Ong provided a detailed account of what was happening. Shortly after, the line went dead and her ground contact. No response was heard from the other line again.⁠ ⁠ Hundreds of Chinese Americans in San Francisco gathered in a small park to pay tribute to Betty Ong ten days later. Willie Brown, the mayor of San Francisco at the time, gave a proclamation honoring those who lost their lives in the tragedy...