Let's roll,'' Flight 93 victim heard to say minutes before crash Pennsylvania field

AP ^ | September 16, 2001 | JOANN LOVIGLIO

[TomB]

Except for the fact that debris was found much too far from the crash site to be part of the crash. But then, we wouldn't you to have facts, it might force you to change your mind.

If you look at a map, you will see that the debris field started with the crash site at north of Shanksville, moved past Indian Lake, and continued to New Baltimore. If an explosion had caused the plane to break up prior to hitting the ground, there would have been debris found before the crash site. As it is now, the debris is all found in the direction of the wind that day. The local paper interviewed a crash expert (I'll look up his name if you'd like) and he said that debris found that far from a crash site is not unusual.

[mystery-ak]

I hope GW has heard this story....our battle cry should be LET'S ROLL.

[attagirl]

Those little Beamers are going to grow up very proud. His wife sounds like she's no wimp either ("I know what his last words to me would've been"). Character education couldn't produce anything like this! God bless America to be blessed with Americans such as this!

[RnMomof7]

You just made me cry..may God watch over that family..what a loss to our Nation

[SarahW]

[Illbay]

``Are you guys ready? Let's roll!'' is an expression Todd Beamer used whenever his wife and two young sons were leaving their home for a family outing.

The 32-year-old businessman and Sunday school teacher said the same thing before he and other passengers apparently took action against hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 on Tuesday, shortly before the plane crashed in a western Pennsylvania field.

EXCELLENT! This man is a hero and he will be a HUGE asset in the domestic propaganda element that must necessarily accompany a protracted struggle like that we are about to undertake.

[Theophilus]

This sounds like an ad hoc mustering of the United States Militia. These men's had the souls of Minute Men! This is what is what was meant in the Second Amendment. It's two bad that these men were not properly armed. Instead of outlawing knives, the FAA should issue baseball bats to all able bodied passengers and low velocity firearms to airline officers (pilots etc). A baseball bat in the hands of one of these gentlemen would have trumped a box cutter any day.

[Havisham]

Oh h*ll, not "Operation Noble Eagle"! Gack! From now on, it's "Let's Roll"! Freeper graphics experts, you've been alerted on the bumper stickers.

[Havisham]

Colin Powell would have had to think about it. Our leaders are castrated.

[at bay]

"My other hero is a Beamer"

[Dustbunny]

Bump with tears in my eyes and a prayer for his family.

[Illbay]

Read it again. One of the terrorists had a bomb strapped to his chest according to Beamer.

What's the matter? Does this "blow a hole" in your pet theory that the plane was shot down and the government didn't tell us?

(Sorry if I'm jumping on you unnecessarily, but I'm sick of the C.T.s still running their mouths in the silly way they do, even during this crisis. But if it got Michael Rivero banned, I guess it was worth it).

[Squire]

BTTT. Everyone should read this one.

[TomB]

But if it got Michael Rivero banned, I guess it was worth it

Oh please, fill me in! I must have been out of the loop.

[Theophilus]

Operation Rolling Fury!

or

Operation Rolling Juggernaut!

or

Operation Rolling Freedom!

[EmmaPeel]

God Bless those heroes. A new battle cry.

[FreeLibertarian]

I may be wrong but I thought there was an eye witness to the crash who did not report an explosion while in the air. As I recall he reported the plane banking steeply toward the ground while at low altitude. That would be consistent with the passengers fighting for the controls. The bomb was probably just a fake to keep the passengers under control.

[Geezerette]

Yes! The Congressional Medal of Honor (Civilian) would be very appropriate for these true American heros!

And thank God you and those in your building are safe!

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[SarahW]

Liked those a lot. For me, it will always be operation "Let's Roll"

WHo came up with "Noble Eagle" Eww.

[oldvike]

What a wonderful man. God speed Mr. Beamer. You are are in heaven now. You have made your family and your country proud.