Remembering 9/11 – Let’s Roll

One of the stories from 9/11 that sticks out in my mind the most was the story of Todd Beamer.  He and a few other brave passengers aboard Flight 93 decided they were going to take matters into their own hands and by doing so, went after their hijackers and forced the plane down into a field instead of allowing it to reach it’s destination, which was likely going to be the White House.  The story goes on to say that shortly before Todd and a few other men decided to confront the hijackers he called his wife to tell her he loved her and then told the rest of the guys “Let’s Roll” and we all know what happened next.

It surprises me that a lot of people never heard this story, I guess I can understand it because there was a lot of news to digest that day, but when Neil Young heard this story he sat down and wrote this song.  I have seen a lot of 9/11 tribute videos today and a lot of patriotic songs, etc., but this is the one that I decided to go with because it tells a different story.  Yes, as American’s we can sometimes be vulnerable or fall victim to sneak attacks from our enemies, but there is one thing you have to remember, we won’t take it sitting down, we are going to do our best to kick your a$$!

If you want to read more about Todd Beamer and Flight 93, there’s some good info on Wikipedia and also on United Heroes. His family went on to setup the Todd Beamer foundation, you can learn more about that here…

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No sooner than I had posted this, someone sent me a link to this YouTube video which show’s a re-enactment of what happened on Flight 93.  This is kind of tough to watch, but I think that it’s important to honor heroes like this so they or their sacrifices are not forgotten.
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