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Passengers on S.F. flight died heroes Families tell how loved ones threw hijackers off course
http://sfgate.com/ ^ | Thursday, September 13, 2001 | Stacy Finz, Jaxon Van Derbeken, Sam McManis

Posted on 09/13/2001 9:24:37 PM PDT by freedomnews

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:38:39 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Passengers aboard a doomed United Airlines flight to San Francisco, knowing that other jetliners had crashed into the World Trade Center, fought it out with hijackers to keep the plane from being steered into a Washington, D.C., landmark, authorities and victims' relatives said yesterday.


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1 posted on 09/13/2001 9:24:37 PM PDT by freedomnews
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To: freedomnews
chills, tears and blood bumps. if this isn't war with a planetary sickness, there never could be. terrorists and their ilk need to be eradicated at the root and be what they've become somewhere off this planet.
2 posted on 09/13/2001 9:33:13 PM PDT by Anonymous2
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To: freedomnews
THE PICTURES ARAFAT IS TRYING TO BAN
3 posted on 09/13/2001 9:33:14 PM PDT by freedomnews
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To: freedomnews
We'll never know for sure what would have happened if these brave men had not acted. But without a doubt, it would have been far worse than the tragedy of a crash into an isolated and uninhabited tract of land.

Heroes, without a doubt.

4 posted on 09/13/2001 9:33:15 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: freedomnews
Modern day heroes, 21st Century style.

America United!

5 posted on 09/13/2001 9:33:38 PM PDT by IVote2
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To: freedomnews
God Bless the memory of these passengers. May their bravery and resolve be an example for us all as we go through life in the days ahead. Let this story be told for generations.
6 posted on 09/13/2001 9:34:17 PM PDT by ASTM366
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the U.S give ---- your tax money to terrorists
7 posted on 09/13/2001 9:36:35 PM PDT by freedomnews
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To: ASTM366
Let this story be told for generations.
8 posted on 09/13/2001 9:37:22 PM PDT by freedomnews
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To: freedomnews
Heroes.
9 posted on 09/13/2001 9:37:35 PM PDT by lowbridge
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To: freedomnews
There still are Americans with guts. God bless them and theirs.

We'll see if their country is worthy of such people and their courage.

One of the first things America should do is to stop supporting the Muslim terrorists in the Balkans. We should take the $billions we're spending on the Albanian terrorists and spend it on the Americans who died. We should also pull our troops out, so they can fight terrorists, not support them. I wonder if we will ever get our priorities straight?

10 posted on 09/13/2001 9:40:33 PM PDT by Judge Parker
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I can only imagine the helpless feeling it must have been standing there... It seems this man had a greater strength that I can only hope God gives me in times detailed above...
11 posted on 09/13/2001 9:41:30 PM PDT by smith288
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Let us honor those who gave all that they had to give to protect others.
12 posted on 09/13/2001 9:42:29 PM PDT by aposiopetic
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Real geniuses, these red headband wearing scum, letting the passengers make phone calls.

Can you believe these maniacs with bad facial hair are STILL trying to get on planes dressed as pilots?

I think the well has run dry on that scheme.

I hear theres a new special airfare for all passengers named Muhammed.

All tickets to all destinations are now 1 million dollars and they must travel naked in the luggage compartment.

13 posted on 09/13/2001 9:49:40 PM PDT by Rome2000
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does anyone know if the air space around white house is protected and if so how? I always thought that if you went into restricted air space you could be shot down by anti aircraft artillery.
14 posted on 09/13/2001 9:50:44 PM PDT by SAR1
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The best of the best went down with that plane. I pray that knowing their loved ones were heroes will in time give them a little measure of comfort. May they never be forgotten.
15 posted on 09/13/2001 9:54:04 PM PDT by ladyinred
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To: rebdov,lent,KitJ,patent,Squantos

"Our best chance is to fight these people, rather than accept it."

Words to live by, and if necessary to die by.
16 posted on 09/13/2001 9:54:18 PM PDT by Travis McGee
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To: freedomnews
As I've posted before, I believe that the rules prohibiting the awarding of MOH's to civilians should be suspended.  If anyone deserves it, it's these heros.


17 posted on 09/13/2001 9:55:56 PM PDT by Tree of Liberty
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I believe that the rules prohibiting the awarding of MOH's to civilians should be suspended. If anyone deserves it, it's these heros.

Semper Fi bump

18 posted on 09/13/2001 10:00:24 PM PDT by fnord
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To: Tree of Liberty
I agree 1000%. These men deserve the highest award we have.
19 posted on 09/13/2001 10:02:21 PM PDT by antidisestablishment
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To: freedomnews
then stop giving your tax money to them. free is as free does.
20 posted on 09/13/2001 10:03:29 PM PDT by Anonymous2
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