[TomGuy]

Y'all need to get this through your heads 9/11 was a FAILED attack.

Yes.

And while the rest of us were trying to comprehend the events of that morning, those brave patriots aboard Flight 93 were fighting the first battle in the War. They sacrificed themselves to save countless others on the ground at the intended destination.

Each and every one of them should have been awarded the Congressional Medal or a comparable award for their valiant battle. Those brave patriots fought the Islamists that morning and defeated the Islamists by stopping them from completing their mission.

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And while the rest of us were trying to comprehend the events of that morning, those brave patriots aboard Flight 93 were fighting the first battle in the War. They sacrificed themselves to save countless others on the ground at the intended destination.

And our government's response? Ban the use of cellphones on flights. *sigh*

Each and every one of them should have been awarded the Congressional Medal or a comparable award for their valiant battle. Those brave patriots fought the Islamists that morning and defeated the Islamists by stopping them from completing their mission.

I think the highest a civilian can get is the Presidential Medal of Freedom. And I agree with you.