MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Gwendolyn Whitfield took the journey of her life within the backseat of an F-16 jet Friday morning.
“It’s such an honor to be here, I couldn’t miss this opportunity I’m just so thankful that I’m here I’m grateful,” Whitfield stated.
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She’s the Broward Transit bus driver who steered her bus to security when a taking pictures occurred on board. As a part of the Hometown Heroes program, she bought to journey with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.
“We like to say as Thunderbirds, excellence, and service for something greater than yourselves. And Gwendolyn epitomizes that the day of the attack on her bus,” Major Jacob “Primo” Impellizzeri informed CBS 4.
Looking again Whitfield defined, that she let a better energy take over the day gunfire erupted on her bus. “It was God that guided us to safety and I thank him for it, I wasn’t afraid I just reacted.”
Today we acknowledged Ft. Lauderdale bus driver, Gwen Whitfield. When a taking pictures broke out on her bus and two passengers misplaced their lives, Whitfield steered the bus to a police HQ the place the shooter surrendered.
Thanks for letting us honor you and share the USAF mission with you. pic.twitter.com/lrppwmTx8H
— Thunderbirds (@AFThunderbirds) April 29, 2022
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Whitfield was not in a position to take flight, however Impellizzeri gave her a VIP journey one other manner.
“I got to select maximum afterburner so that’s 29,000 pounds of thrust. So she got to feel that acceleration from 0 to 200 miles per hour,” he stated.
Without a doubt, it was a memorable journey. “I believe I’m going to remember this for the rest of my life,” Whitfield declared.
Some may even bear in mind her for her heroism. “She sometimes doesn’t like being called hero it’s all on God,” Elijah Irving, Whitfield’s grandson stated.
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To her relations, they’ve all the time had loads of causes to be pleased with their grandma. “She’s kind, she takes care of us, she’s a really good person,” Irving added.