In 1999 , Toti became the Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations and was stationed at the Pentagon . In 2001 , he was on duty in the Pentagon at the time of the September 11 attack by terrorists who took control of American Airlines Flight 77 . Some of his activity during the rescue effort was captured in ABC News video footage of the event . Toti was awarded his third Legion of Merit for his actions following the attack . Toti 's narrative of the attack , titled " Antoinette , " was incorporated into the introduction of the 2006 book " Operation Homecoming , " edited by Andrew Carroll and published by Random House . A video recording of his narrative was created for the history project titled " Voices of 9.11 . " As the United States prepared for its invasion of Iraq , in 2003 Toti organized and led a military exercise that utilized submarines and special forces in a counter-terrorism operation . Titled " Giant Shadow , " Toti was featured in a 2003 episode covering the event in the CBS News program " 60 Minutes , " with correspondent Scott Pelley
American Airlines Flight 77
American Airlines Flight 77
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