Debra Burlingame
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| Born | 1954 (age 62–63) Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Residence | Westchester County, New York |
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| Board member of | World Trade Center Memorial Foundation |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Fraina (m. 2003) |
| Relatives | Charles Burlingame (brother) |
| Website | www |
Debra Burlingame (born 1954) is an American lawyer and political activist. She is the sister of Charles "Chic" Burlingame III, the pilot of the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 that was flown into The Pentagon during the September 11 attacks by Al Qaeda terrorists in 2001.
Burlingame was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and moved frequently as a daughter of an active duty member of the United States Air Force. She spent parts of her childhood in California and England.
Burlingame is a graduate of New York University and Cardozo School of Law. She is a former airline flight attendant for Trans World Airlines, lawyer and television producer at Court TV (before it became truTV) for 5 years, before moving to Los Angeles.
On the morning of the September 11 attacks in 2001, Burlingame was living in Los Angeles. She planned to start her own production company in Los Angeles, shortly before the September 11 attacks. Debra's brother, Charles Burlingame, was the pilot of American Airlines Flight 77, with First Officer David Charlebois, before it was hijacked and flown into the Pentagon.
On the second anniversary of the attack, Burlingame launched a nonprofit foundation that will provide college scholarships for young men and women who wish to pursue careers as officers in the United States armed services. "We are targeting young people who have demonstrated a wish to be a part of something bigger than themselves," said Burlingame.
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