Aviation Scholarship Recipients Inspired by Philly-Area Pilot Who Died on Sept. 11

Aviation scholarship recipients inspired by Philly-area pilot who died on Sept. 11

Bradyn Long, a sophomore at Mississippi State University studying aerospace engineering, is pursuing a career in aircraft design and hopes to eventually become a professional pilot.

‘This Will Always be a Part of Me’: 25th anniversary of 9/11 sees MSU sophomore earn Flight 93 scholarship honoring pilot

STARKVILLE — Though he was born years after September 11, 2001, Mississippi State sophomore Bradyn Long carries a deep connection to that date’s national tragedy, shaped by more than a dozen childhood visits to a quiet field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The MSU aerospace engineering major, a 2026 recipient of the Flight 93 LeRoy Homer Jr. […]