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| Lisa Beamer takes Todd's flight |
| 2001-10-20 |
October 20, 2001 -- Lisa Beamer yesterday sent an important message to Americans - and their officials: "We can't let ourselves be held captive by terrorism." The young mother, pregnant with her third child, flew to San Francisco from Newark on the same flight on which her husband, Todd, perished on Sept. 11. As the world now knows, there was a difference between that hijacked airliner and the ones that struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon: Led by Todd Beamer, passengers on his plane resisted the terrorists and forced the aircraft to crash outside Pittsburgh, far from its target in Washington, D.C. Their heroism was a shining bright spot on America's darkest day. Yesterday, his widow made clear - in a very public way - that Americans cannot let what happened six weeks ago control their lives. In the face of a direct threat - and knowing they would likely have to forfeit their lives - Todd Beamer and his fellow passengers unhesitatingly made what his wife correctly called a "courageous and moral decision." Beamer's final words as he moved into action: "Let's roll." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |