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Although it's a struggle to find any university recognition of it, Todd Beamer, the passenger on doomed Flight 93 who yelled out the call, "Let's roll," was a DePaul University alumnus. DePaul paid Ward Churchill, who called the World Trade Center victims "Little Eichmanns," an estimated $5,000 to speak there last fall. DePaul's complete acknoledgement of Beamer's sacrifice, as far as I know, consisted of his picture being placed in a 2002 DePaul graduation program. Strange priorities at DePaul.

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...

Early on Aug. 3, 2005, we heard that 14 Marines had been killed in Haditha, Iraq. Our son, Lance Cpl. Edward "Augie" Schroeder II, was stationed there. At 10:45 a.m. two Marines showed up at our door. After collecting himself for what was clearly painful duty, the lieutenant colonel said, "Your son is a true American hero."Since then, two reactions to Augie's death have compounded the sadness. At times like this, people say, "He died a hero." I know this is meant with great sincerity. We appreciate the many condolences we have received and how helpful they have been. But...

Heroic Todd Beamer was not in the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. But he led the famous "Let's Roll" charge into the cockpit of Flight 93, which crashed that same day in Pennsylvania after being hijacked by al-Qaida terrorists. He was a DePaul grad, earning his MBA from the Chicago school in 1993. So, does October 20 and 21 DePaul speaker Ward Churchill think Todd was a "Little Eichmann?"

'Let's Roll' Plane Christened in Florida; Anti-Terrorist Training Plane Approved to Use Todd M. Beamer Foundation Trademark; Photo Available 2/25/04 5:04:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk, Photo Editor Contact: Lina Page of The Todd M. Beamer Foundation, 866-437-6111, ext. 102; e-mail: lpage@beamerfoundation.org; Major Richard F. Cipriano of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, 813-247-8065; rcipriano@hcso.tampa.fl.us, web: http://www.beamerfoundation.org PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Todd M. Beamer Foundation and Heroic Choices recently granted permission to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, located in Tampa, Fla., use of the "Let's Roll" trademarked logo to name their new Boeing 727 anti-terrorist training...

I took my son to see Michael Moore live at the Roundhouse, in north London, before Christmas. The US radical and author of the best-selling book Stupid White Men was (mostly) clever, funny, angry, sharp, iconoclastic and sceptical about the lies and humbug processed by the US government and big business. Sure there were some flunked bits – you expect that, the troughs are part of the adventure, an evening with a well-worn rebel. What we did not expect was to feel so enraged at one point that we almost walked out. It was when Moore went into a rant...

What-If Politics of Flight 93 By John Armor This much we know: United Flight 93 was hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001. Terrorists flying the plane turned it back toward Washington to use it as a flying bomb against the U.S. Capitol, where Congress was in session. By then, the terrorists probably had cut the throats of the flight crew. Using cell phones, the passengers discovered that two other hijacked planes had been flown into the World Trade Center twin towers. The passengers realized their plane was intended for a similar fate; they and many others would die if they did...

This much we now about Flight 93 that was hijacked on 9/11: The terrorists flying the plane were turning it back toward Washington, to use it as a flying bomb against the Capitol of the United States where Congress was in session. At that time, the flight crew had probably already been murdered by having their throats cut. By using their cell phones, the passengers found out that other hijacked planes had already been flown into both of the World Trade Towers. They may have known about the third plane that hit the Pentagon. The passengers reasonably concluded that their...

Lessons from Lisa A 9/11 Widow Trusts in the Sovereign Goodness of God On Sunday, September 8, 2002 John Piper preached from Romans 8:35-36 with a focus on the commemoration of the calamity of 9/11. "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, ‘For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.’" He argued that Jesus Christ is mightily loving his people with omnipotent, moment-by-moment love that does not always rescue...

Can you trademark a common phrase such as let's roll? The Todd M. Beamer Foundation has been attempting to do just that, so as to prevent anyone from exploiting the words commercially without its approval. Beamer was aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in Pennsylvania on September 11 following an attempt by passengers to wrest control of the flight from hijackers. He had been on the phone with an air phone operator who heard him say, "Let's roll!" as he and others prepared to act. The Beamer family later publicised the passengers' courageous behaviour, and Beamer's words soon became...

Yes, it's a vanity...sorta, but I really MUST find the source for a song Jim Quinn played on WRRK-FM Pittsburgh this morning. The song is a tribute to Todd Beamer from Flight 93, and is titled "She Didn't Know She Kissed a Hero". Through the first couple of measures I was not impressed because the quality was poor and there you could tell it wasn't professionally produced. A few more seconds and something...the melody...the words..caught my attention. By the time the song was half over this tough, old conservative had to pull the van over because I was tearing over...