The pilots and passengers of Flight 93 were some of the last to see the towers standing proudly. The towers stood side by side as a symbol of New York City for 29 years. As the flight banked to the west, the passengers on the right side of the plane could see the towers of the World Trade Center glimmering in the morning sun.
The flight left the runway and headed northeast, towards New York City. The 37 passengers and 7 crew aboard were looking forward to arriving in San Francisco later that day. The passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 left the Newark International Airport runway in New Jersey at 8:42 a.m. We can choose to be victims or we can choose to be heroes. We can’t change what happened, but we can choose how we respond. Just the numbers “9/11” cause an emotional stir in each of us. Today marks the twentieth anniversary of the greatest tragedy most of our nation has ever experienced. “Don’t worry,” Tom responded, “We’re going to do something.” Tom chose to not become a victim, but to be a hero. I think we can do it.Pray, Deena, just pray.” “I love you,” Deena said. Tom was a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93. I love you honey.” These were the words spoken by 38 year old Tom Burnett three thousand feet in the air over the skies of Pennsylvania on the morning of September 11th twenty years ago to his wife Deena who was having breakfast at home in California. There’s three of us who are going to do something about it.
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