Gen Hugh Shelton
United KingdommilitaryMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%General Hugh Shelton served as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on September 11, 2001. He was traveling to Hungary at the time of the attacks, leaving General Richard Myers to act in his stead during the critical early hours of the crisis.
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The chair, Gen Hugh Shelton, took off early for Hungary.
He was at his desk at the Pentagon on 9/11. As the chaos unfolded, he refused to leave | September 11 2001The Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-09-11
United Kingdom· 2026-09-11
