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Let's Roll: A Tribute to the Passengers of United Flight 93 The terrorists had years to plan. The passengers; mere minutes. The terrorists presumed all the weak Americans aboard the various flights they hijacked could be cowed with box cutters and fake bombs. When those cowards targeted United Flight 93 their presumption didn't serve them well. They tangled with the wrong bunch of Americans, and today I'd like to recount tales of heroism, of Todd Beamer, of Jeremy Glick, Mark Bingham, and Tom Burnett, and of flight attendants CeeCee Lyles and Sandy Bradshaw. "The first American flag flown by the...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The parents of Sept. 11, 2001, hero Todd Beamer, gave "United 93," the controversial movie about the doomed flight their blessing. Beamer's parents recently returned home to Jacksonville after watching a special screening of the movie. David Beamer, Todd Beamer's father, lives in Jacksonville. Todd Beamer was the passenger who yelled, "let's roll" as he and other passengers tried to take down the hijackers on United Flight 93. Some theaters around the country have refused to show the trailer for the film, saying it's just too soon, and too painful to watch. However, Beamer's father and other...

To the Editor:Re "Fellow Democrats Fret and Fume as Torricelli Campaign Struggles" (front page, Sept. 22):We are New Jersey voters and 9/11 widows who wish that the media would focus on the positive work that Senator Robert G. Torricelli has done. He certainly has been a strong advocate for the nearly 700 affected New Jersey families. For example, he was one of the very early supporters of an independent investigation into all aspects of 9/11, just now supported by the White House, an investigation that we hope will prevent future security failures and save other American lives.Closer to home, his...

Four Lives: Their Faith and Fears By day, they have been leaders and heroes. By night, they have fought anxiety and an incalculable sense of loss. This is the story of how a widow, a general, a key Bush adviser and Pakistan’s president braved the fires of September 11. Lisa Beamer with her children (from left) David, Morgan and Drew By Evan Thomas NEWSWEEK Sept. 9 issue — Downstairs, in Lisa Beamer’s spacious home in Cranbury, N.J., is a coat closet crammed with things she never wanted to own. Large plastic containers filled with thousands of letters and postcards from...