Military officer recalls national unity and rapid response at Saratoga Springs 9/11 ceremony
September 11, 2026 | Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York
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Captain Leandra Kissinger, commanding officer of MPTU in Ballston Spa, told attendees at the Saratoga Springs memorial that she remembers the moment the nation 'stopped being divided' after the Sept. 11 attacks and how the military quickly turned 'crisis into purpose.'
"We stopped being divided by anything at all," Captain Kissinger said, recounting how flags appeared across neighborhoods and people enlisted or volunteered in large numbers. She described orders and security changes that put aircraft over U.S. cities and a rapid shift from planning to execution in the days after the attacks.
"We stopped being divided by anything at all," Captain Kissinger said, recounting how flags appeared across neighborhoods and people enlisted or volunteered in large numbers. She described orders and security changes that put aircraft over U.S. cities and a rapid shift from planning to execution in the days after the attacks.
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