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My Fellow American, Once upon a time it was September 11, 2001, and our homeland came under attack. On that fateful Tuesday morning 40 free people, the passengers and crew aboard United Flight 93, seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack against our enemy. Though each of the 40 - including our son Todd - was killed in action, together they succeeded in preventing the additional loss of life on the ground and, most likely, further disaster in our nation’s Capital. This day, this event, this true story of courage in action needs to be remembered and told to future...

Boot Murtha Rally VIDEO ARCHIVE Oct. 1, 2006 -- Johnstown, PA at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena  David Beamerclick on photo to watch the video: time 14:41 minutes    Craig Minnickclick on photo to watch the video: time 11:14 minutes   Quinn & Roseclick on photo to watch the video: time 14:01 minutes   Harry Beamclick on photo to watch the video: time 8:07 minutes   BootMurtha.com

Watch David Beamer's Rally speech from the Oct. 1st Boot Murtha Rally now: clickNOTE: this clip is 14 minutes, edited from the full speech. BootMurtha.com

There are those who question the timing of this project and the painful memories it evokes. Clearly, the film portrays the reality of the attack on our homeland and its terrible consequences. Often we attend movies to escape reality and fantasize a bit. In this case and at this time, it is appropriate to get a dose of reality about this war and the real enemy we face. It is not too soon for this story to be told, seen and heard. But it is too soon for us to become complacent. It is too soon for us to think...

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...

Beamer and others will discuss Marcus Vick's situation more today Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick was kicked off the team yesterday after yet another legal problem for him surfaced. Tech President Charles Steger said in a news release that Vick "has been permanently dismissed from the Hokie football program due to a cumulative effect of legal infractions and unsportsmanlike play."

At 9.58am Eastern time, Tuesday September 11th 2001, United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Why? As UPI’s Jim Bennett wrote, “The Era of Osama lasted about an hour and a half or so, from the time the first plane hit the tower to the moment the General Militia of Flight 93 reported for duty.” Exactly right. Six decades earlier, the American people had to wait four months between Pearl Harbor and the Doolittle Raid. But September 11th was Pearl Harbor and the Doolittle Raid wrapped up in 90 minutes. Flight 93 was supposed to be the...

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail! Good morning!! Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!! The place is England, the year is 1066. The Norman prince William had just settled the question of English succession through military force, and had become William I, King of England. William, of course, did not grow up in England, and did not speak Anglo-Saxon, but rather French, a version referred to...

Todd Beamer's Phone Call: Todd Beamer made a call and spoke to a GTE supervisor. In that call, Beamer, 32, an Oracle Inc. executive from Hightstown, N.J, told Lisa Jefferson, that he and others on the plane had decided they would not be a part of the hijackers' plans. Jefferson had informed him about the other hijackings. Beamer made her promise to call his wife and their two boys, David, 3, and Andrew, 1 and let them know he loved them. Beamer's call connected at 9:45 a.m. “There are three hijackers, armed with knives. One of the men has what...

August 11, 2004 -- THIS November's election is about something everyone is thinking about, and almost no one is talking about. Words like "national security" are fig-leaves for the real subject: manhood. You might wonder why the recent Democratic convention was the gaudiest display of militarism and macho talk since the Berlin Olympics of 1936 — this, from the party that successfully ran a draft-dodger for president twice, and which won't fund a candidate who doesn't bow to the feminist abortion-god.

New York Times July 23, 2004 New Details In Battle Of Hijackers And Passengers To Control Plane By Matthew L. Wald WASHINGTON - In the last minutes of United Airlines Flight 93, as the passengers mounted their assault on the cockpit, the hijackers struggled to maintain control. The man piloting the plane rolled it from side to side, trying to knock the passengers off balance. He warned another hijacker to block the cockpit door. He pitched the nose of the plane up and down violently. Finally, when it seemed as if the passengers might be seconds from overcoming the terrorists,...

The hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 tried repeatedly to fend off passengers storming the cockpit in the final minutes before one of the hijackers, Ziad Jarrah, shouted “Allah is the greatest” and nosed the plane into a field in Somerset County, according to the final report of the September 11 commission. The report includes a transcript of conversation captured by the cockpit voice recorder on the hijacked jetliner that shows the uprising started at 9:57 a.m. Sept. 11 after passengers onboard learned through cell phone conversations with family members that three other hijacked planes had been flown into buildings...

I don't often visit the website of my childhood hometown, but in a recent check I was pleased to see these pictures there, even if I'm posting them a little late. Still, there may be some who haven't seen these and would like to have a look. Here is the URL again: Todd Beamer Memorial Dedication May 2002 There were some articles posted on this back in January, but here are the pictures of the ceremony.

CHICAGO - KRT NEWSFEATURES(KRT) - For a nation stunned by the massive terrorism of Sept. 11, words failed.Perhaps that is why one short, brave phrase rang out with such life-affirming clarity."Let's roll."But now that simple phrase turned national rallying cry is mired in murky legal territory.The phrase is at the center of a tangle of trademark disputes, with more than a dozen applicants trying to win rights to "Let's roll" for various products.At issue is who should be able to make money off the phrase.Only the non-profit charity founded in Todd Beamer's name? The marketers and fundraisers of all...

<p>"Let's roll." By now, Todd Beamer's two-word battle cry is as much a part of our national lexicon as Franklin Roosevelt's "date of infamy," John F. Kennedy's "bear any burden," or Ronald Reagan's "tear down this wall." Mr. Beamer's words, captured by a cell phone as he led Flight 93's passenger revolt on September 11, have inspired and redefined a nation. They have been quoted by presidents and prime ministers, reproduced on bumper stickers, plastered on the side of buildings, emblazoned on fighter-jets and stenciled on bombs.</p>