She Evacuated From the Pentagon as a Child on 9/11. Now She's Running to Honor Those Who Died that Day

She was in the Pentagon daycare on 9/11. Now she is running 2,977 miles, one for every life lost.

Hanna Born, a 23rd Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, is running a mile for every life lost on 9/11 as she reflects on her own lived experience.

She evacuated from the Pentagon as a child on 9/11. Now she's running to honor those who died that day

Running has always been a big piece of Hannah Born's life, and this year she was inspired to combine that passion with her desire to honor the 2,977 lives lost on 9/11.

9/11 Pentagon survivor runs 2,977 miles, speaking the name of a life lost with each mile

9/11 survivor Hanna Born is running 2,977 miles for every life lost on that day. As she runs, she speaks each name out loud.

Young Pentagon survivor reflects on how 9/11 experience inspired her to serve

Many people don't know there was a daycare inside the Pentagon and over 100 children, including infants, survived after being evacuated on 9/11.

Exclusive | One of 9/11’s youngest survivors recalls Pentagon attack — and how she’s now running 2,977 miles to remember those killed

Air Force Captain Hanna Born was at the Pentagon on 9/11 and is running 2,977 miles in honor of the terror attack victims.

Airman Runs 2,977 Miles Honoring 9/11 Victims

SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 – At Fort Rucker, Alabama, Air Force Capt. Hanna Born trains the next generation of rotary-wing aviators in the TH-1H training helicopter. Outside the cockpit, she is leading a personal mission to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by running 2,977 miles — one mile for each person […]