Marc H. Sasseville
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Major General Marc H. Sasseville
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| Born |
March 23, 1963 Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1985 - present |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held |
 Commander of the 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard, Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. |
| Battles/wars |
Iraq War • Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Awards |
Defense Superior Service Medal Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal with 4 devices Air Medal (1 device) |
Major General Marc H. Sasseville (born March 23, 1963), is a United States Air Force officer who is the first Hispanic to be named Commander of the 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. On September 11, 2001, Sasseville was the acting operations group commander under the 113th Wing of the DC Air National Guard. He was one of four pilots given the mission of finding United Flight 93 and destroying it, even if it meant ramming the plane. The tactic would be similar to the suicide military tactics known as Sonderkommando Elbe missions used by the military aviators from Nazi Germany in World War II. He served as the Senior Defense Official/Defense Attache, Turkey, United States European Command, Ankara, Turkey.
Sasseville (birth name: Marc Henrys Sasseville Frontera ) was the oldest of three children born to Air Force Officer Albert "Al" Sasseville and Yita Frontera Lluch, a native of Yauco, Puerto Rico at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, in Ohio. After graduating from high school he was accepted to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. In May 29, 1985, he earned his B.S. degree in International Affairs and a Second Lieutenant's commission in the Air Force from the academy.
Sasseville was assigned to the Undergraduate Pilot Training program at, Columbus Air Force Base, in Mississippi from 1985 to '86, where he earned his pilot wings, and from 1986 to 87 he was sent to the F-16 Replacement Training Unit at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. He was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant on May 29, 1987.
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