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
I remember reading the first posts here about Flight 93- that your dad, and the others fought back, fought the terrorists. It lifted my spirits to read it. That was the first moment, I knew we were going to be ok, that we would get through whatever the terrorists threw at us.
God Bless your dad, your family, all the people, and their families, on flight 93 for being an inspiration to us, in our nations darkest hours.
Prayers for all who lost love d ones on 9/11. Prayers for our nation, that we have the will to continue the fight against terror. Amen
Thank you so much for your post, Chris.
God Bless you and your family, and your father, Patrick Joseph Driscoll...he and the heroes of Flight 93 will never be forgotten.
Yes, absolutely. What an excellent film. It covers everything, well done. It should have been on the main stream channels in prime time. They haven't had one thing about 9/11. Disgusting.
I only have one small criticism- having commentary from Tom Brokaw- I still remember he and the rest of the talking heads trying to make a horrible situation even worse, by attacking president Bush.
God bless
Capt. Jason Dahl and i are from the same neighborhood... the elementary school i attended is now named after him... it's still so heartbreaking... and i'm glad the sorrow has not passed... i hope it never passes...
Chris, I just got through watching this, and I cried tear's of sorrow, and also had such a feeling of great pride, in seeing how these 40 people took control. They all showed great courage and spirit. May God Bless you, and all the families of these wonderful and couragious men and women.
My heart ached for the families last night. My prayers for them all.
Yes. We watched it, but now I am outraged by the giant red-crescent of Islam memorial that they are raising money for. I will stop it if its the last thing I do.
Please add me to this Ping.
God bless
Is there any truth to the reports I have seen that the memorial is shaped in a giant Islamic CRESCENT? If that is the truth I would fight tooth and nail against this outrageous symbol of appeasement.
9-11 Hero bump!
"Never Forget Never Forgive"
God Bless you and your family.
I tivo'ed the show and watched it last night. I cried like a baby... and I am a 33 yr old grown man. I think the Discovery Channel did a good job with what they had.
This should be seen by every American so that we will never, ever forget what happened. Every school should show this every 9/11.
God bless you and your family.
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