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

AP ^ | September 16, 2001 | JOANN LOVIGLIO

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

What an incredible story, brings tears to my eyes.

Thanks for posting it!

[Jim Scott]

God bless Todd Beamer and comfort his family in their loss of this selfless, heroic man along with all the others aboard Flight 93; heros all and hopefully never forgotten. Let them be our example in this war.

[sargon]

Let's roll!

This is a testament of the power of individuals to act collectively in defense of themselves and their country.

Given the current information, I am convinced that this heroic action foiled an even greater crime...

[A Navy Vet]

Maybe now ordinary people will once again understand what the word, *HERO*, really means...and not some overpaid whiny ball player.

[rdww]

Wow...

[tenthirteen]

We Americans owe a debt of gratitude to those heroes on the doomed aircraft that we can not at this time re-pay. Their brave actions bespeak of the spirit and nature of all freedom loving Americans.

May they rest in the knowledge that their courage has forever burned itself upon the psyche of all Americans by their simply adage of "Lets Roll".

[cdooley1]

My prayers are with Todd Beamers and his family and all those brave souls on that flight who died so that others might live. My prayers are also with all those who became casualties in this war. God Bless. I am profoundly sad on one hand, but profoundly proud the true American spirit has shined forth during and after these dastardly and cowardly attacks. Chuckd

[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

Fine "rolling," indeed. We would be well served if this story was broadcast routinely on the networks. Americans need this supreme inspiration right now, and terrorists need the reminder that the road to Allah is mined.

[lodwick]

A truly great story, thank you!

[village idiot]

Plastic explosives? Liquid fertilizer?

[OldFriend]

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.

[Arleigh]

These men could have literally saved my life! I work in a tall building just 600 yards to the NNW of the White House. If Flight 93 had attacked the White House and missed or been shot down by the Secret Service, I might be buried under rubble right now.

These men should be given the civilian version of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Every war needs heroes, especially in the beginning when things look dark and the people need encouragement and inspiration. HERE ARE OUR HEROES!

[maica]

I am in tears again. Such heroism will not go unrewarded. Todd and Lisa's children have lost a father but he and his companions may have saved our country's future.

[Storm Orphan]

Damn straight. Well put.

[Pearls Before Swine]

There is NOTHING in this telling about a bomb.

Read it again. In about the middle it says -- "Beamer said her husband placed the call at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday and told Robinson that there were three knife-wielding hijackers on board, one who appeared to have a bomb tied to his chest with a belt. "

[SarahW]

I'll be lighting a candle tonight for Glick, Beamer, and all the others whose courage thwarted evil on flight 93 that day. Our brethren are already in the field, why stand we here idle?

Let us roll.

[a_federalist]

Heroes bump

[Thebaddog]

It was their moment of truth and they stood up. Can someone commission them and get them the Medal of Honor?

[headsonpikes]

OBL and all those other hateful b*stards have no idea of the wrath about to descend on them.