Flight 93- American Citizens Go to War

[Weatherman2020]

9-11 was a very confusing day for everyone. Among all the speculation going on was what happened to that jet that crashed into a field in PA, flight 93. That afternoon I got a call - my friend Tom Burnett was on that flight.

Knowing Tom, I immediately knew what happened on that flight.

If you have not watched United 93 yet, you should. It should also be required viewing for every high school student. It's accurate, and gives good detail on what we know, and as far as Tom, excellent job of filling in the gaps the way Tom would have acted.

Couple of side notes on the movie - it didn't clearly point out Toms wife was a former airline stewardess. That's how they met during his numerous business trips. He called her to get her opinion if the hijackers really had a bomb or not. Second was the guy who played the head of the FAA was the real guy. He was on the set as a consultant and everyone loved him. The script had him cuss a few times, he said he never cusses and so they changed the script. In real life, 9-11-01 was his first day as head of the FAA. Gutsy guy shutting down all airspace for the first time in history on your first day.
Never forget.

 

[Moonglow]

Yeah?
It was a hell of a day..

 

[Gracie]

Those were true american heroes. They knew they would all die...but decided to go out taking some assholes with them.

 

[Weatherman2020]

 

[AsherN]

And a forgotten one, Danny Lewin, who died on flight 11 trying to stop the hijackers.

Lewin was reportedly stabbed aboard American Airlines Flight 11 as it was hijacked during the September 11 attacks. A 2001 FAA memo suggests he may have been shot by Satam al-Suqami after attempting to foil the hijacking.[8][9] According to the FAA, Lewin was seated in business class in seat 9B, close to hijackers Mohamed Atta, Abdulaziz al-Omari and al Suqami (who was possibly seated behind him). It was first reported that he had been shot by al Suqami, although this assertion was later changed to a stabbing. According to the9/11 Commission, Lewin was stabbed by one of the hijackers, probably Satam al Suqami, who was seated directly behind him. The commission speculates that this may have occurred during an attempt by Lewin to confront one of the hijackers in front of him, not realizing that al Suqami was sitting just behind him.[10] Lewin was identified as the first victim of the September 11 attacks.

Daniel Lewin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lewin was the founder of Akamai Techonogy and a veteran of Sayeret Matkal, Israel Special Forces.