#reading through his legacy.com entries from very recent got me in my feels

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F-14 FUN FACT OF THE DAY #69

Brian "Moose" Sweeney served in the Navy as an F-14 Tomcat RIO during the Gulf War, having graduated top of his class at the Naval Officers Training School. He served in several squadrons, such as VF-2 Wolfpack and VF-211 Checkmates, even going on to be an instructor at TOPGUN in 1995 and 1996. His callsign was awarded to him as a reference to his impressive stature, measuring 6' 3" and 260 Ibs. Brian's flying career came to a premature end in 1997 when he suffered a neck injury during a maneuver that left him partially paralyzed. He went on to work as an aerospace consultant in the private sector for the Department of Defense and companies like Lockheed Martin. Brian rebuilt two jeeps, one of which was a 1968 Jeepster Commando with an F-14 Tomcat joystick in place of the shifter.

He was a passenger on United Flight 175 flying from Boston to Los Angeles for business when the aircraft was hijacked on 11 September 2001. He was described as being an amazing squadronmate and friend.