Posted on 09/07/2005 7:45:33 PM PDT by chris_in_nj
There was a special viewing for family members of the victims of Flight 93 tonight....wanted to share this with the good folks from this site.
Well hopefully this will put to rest the garbage that all of the conspiracy theorists try to spew. I just saw the documentary and will try to be coherent and put some thoughts down. I'm pretty emotional now so please pardon any lack of logical order....its not a priortity.
But so many of you from this site have been so kind in your words for my father and my family that I just wanted to share this with you.....well here it is.
While my family did not directly take part in the interviews I think they did a great job telling the story from about 7-8 families' views due to phone calls...there were more calls than the 4 that you've probably heard of already - Beamer, Bingham, Burnett and Glick. My blood boils every time I hear the voices of the hijackers...and you'll get to hear them now. While the Zaccariaus Maoussoui case is still ongoing they cant let everything be heard but they do reveal some things.
When I heard the cockpit voice recorder tapes a few years ago in Princeton I very vividly remember hearing a woman flight attendant pleading for her life and it ending rather abruptly...it was truly horrifying and I could not sleep a wink that night thinking of that poor woman. They now believe it was Deborah Welsh...oh man, hearing it live was terrible. They don't play the tapes like we heard them but you get the idea and they narrate it a bit...awful.
Mickey Rothenberg was also believed to be the one who's throat was slit in first class to establish control and send the message to other passengers that their lives would be in danger if they fought back....this too was tough to see...just imagine what his family is feeling tonight.
Capt. Jason Dahl and Co-pilot Leroy Homer were also most likely killed by having their throats slit.....and people in this country want us to negotiate with these animals....wake up morons.
Bottom line...I highly recommend seeing this at 9pm on 9/11 on the Discovery Channel. It should be required viewing for every school age child from 6th grade up so they understand the dangerous world in which we live and WHY WE FIGHT.
I commend the Discovery Channel on a job well done and hope this helps echo the message....NEVER FORGET.
My father died in the first few minutes of this war. He loved this country and his body was slammed into the ground at 580 mph, shredded into pieces and incinerated in ignited jet fuel. Simply because he wanted to go for a hike in Yosemite park with his friends. Barbaric.
This Saturday there will be a walk in his honor - the 4th year this has been done. Last year we had over 600 people come out. All proceeds will be going to the memorial to be built in Shanksville, PA and the memorial in Atlantic Highlands for all of those killed who lived in Monmouth County, NJ. If anyone can make it it is at 10am at Battleground Park in Manalapan, NJ.
www.walkwithjoe.com
Would love to see some of you there - but I know I'm late in the game in putting this up. If you could find a few dollars to donate that would be appreciated as well. Not asking for much - but anything would help.
God Bless You All!!!
Chris Driscoll Proud son of Patrick Joseph Driscoll
Never Forget Never Forgive
Chris,Anger then tears just reading this! I would never
be able to watch this movie,it would drive what little sanity
I have away.I lost it on 9/11,I will never forget.God Bless
God bless you Chris, we cried for your Father and all of them too.
Thankyou for the ping patriciaruth.
When you are standing there with that flag bitt, remember we Freepers will be with you in thought.
and you will be thinking, "I wonder if I look nuts, too?........."
hehheh
Only the liberals think like that! I'll be thinking, "How nice of that person to do that"!!
Come to think of it, dress NICE if I'm going to be with you in thought!!
Thank you for sharing your experience and kudos to you for waving that flag!!!
In my early years, I couldn't cross the Bay Bridge without irrationally thinking about the idea of it collapsing somehow, plummeting the family car into the Bay. Over three decades later, I flashed back to those fears, wondering what in nell I could possibly do -- besides have a coronary -- if I saw the jet headed for the bridge.
Thanks in part to your father, I never had to face my fear, and by preventing an attack on the White House, this nation was spared chaos the likes of which is unimaginable.
If you're talking about doing this on 9/11, I don't think too many people will consider you a nut. I bet you'll be pleased at the positive response you receive. Best wishes!
Chris, thank you for this post.
I was in the States last year, New Jersey, actually, and I sat up in my hotel room crying, watching the list of names of those who died.
This may sound strange, but I could feel it in the air, the memory of 9/11, the grief.
I'm so sorry about your father.
God bless you and your family, Chris. I'll show your post to my son, and we will say a prayer for you all.
Thank you, and I echo the others: Your father was a hero, and I am thankful to him and his flightmates.
Thank you for giving a first hand account of "Flight 93". I've seen the commercials for a couple of weeks and have wanted to watch but was afraid it might not be complimetary or historically accurate. I'm proud to hear they have worked to put together a piece that honors the memories of your Dad and the other passengers and preserves history. We're taping it, I may have to watch it later because my sister has already told me she won't be able to watch.
To those I pinged, I thought y'all might like to hear a first hand account that the Discovery documentary does a worthy job of portraying the heroism of Flight 93. And to give you an opportunity to share your thoughts/wishes/prayers with Chris whose Dad, Joe Driscoll, was one of those heros.
GOD BLESS FLIGHT 93
GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS
GOD BLESS PRESIDENT BUSH
GOD BLESS AMERICA
Four years in a Hell and an eternity to follow.
There are defining moments in time when events and actions coincide that are forever engraved on the collective psyche; while we may never know the depth of hatred that led to this despicable act of cowardice we may eventually learn the height of man's courage to rise above it.
So the mark of the Jihadists will forever emblazon our landscape. Is it time to cry for America yet...???????????? This design seems to be a fitting memorial for the Muslims who died aboard Flt 93. The hijackers whose ashes are fused into the shale with those of their victims, of all the shapes, in all of geometry, they pick the symbol of Muslim power, THE CRESCENT!!!
This is like making a holocaust memorial in the shape of a swastika. Absolutely disgusting. I think is a slap in the face of every solider that is fighting terrorism now. And a shameful way to honor those that have died in this fight.
Recognize it for what it is....
A commemoration for those who bravely died in their fight to expand islam!
Fouad El Bayly, leader of the Islamic Center of Johnstown, said the crescent isn't a holy symbol, but one identified with the lunar Muslim calendar.
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Dear Chris,
I am late posting to this thread, but I want to thank you so much for letting us know about this show. I debated watching it because I know how the media and entertainment industry love distorting things. This was such a horrific event, I did not believe they would do this without filling it with PC garbage. Now I know from you that this show is worthwhile. I will require my 16 year old son to watch. We will all be watching as a family.
Even now, four years later, this day evokes strong emotions from me, and I lost no one. I cannot possibly imagine what this day must be like for you and your family, but I grieve with you, and I and my family with pray for you and the others who lost family members that day.
Thank you, and may God bless you and your family.
Thanks again, Ronnie, for the reminder. I just set my VCR to tape it.
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