The world changed forever on September 11, 2001, when one of the worst terrorist attacks occurred. Although more than two decades have passed, many of the victims’ stories still resonate in people’s memories. , is among them also the death of Todd Beamer, who together with other passengers tried to save the passengers in one of the planes.
The deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the United States of America still scares a lot of people. In 2001, the whole world watched as 19 terrorists hijacked four planes, while two of them crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, causing the Twin Towers to fall. Another at the same time fell on the headquarters of the US Department of Defense, the Pentagon, although it was originally aimed at the White House, and the last one was also aimed at the capital of the country. It crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers revolted against the hijackers. The terrorist attack eventually killed up to 2,977 people, while none of the flight passengers survived.
In recent years, audio recordings obtained from flights have proliferated on the Internet, giving us a glimpse of the terrible things that happened on board. On one of the captured recordings, also features the voice of Todd Beamer, a manager for Oracle Corporationwho lived in the state of New Jersey. He was on aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which eventually crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.
Beamer along with several other passengers he communicated with people via on-board radios and mobile phoneswhile the moment when everyone learned about the fall of the Twins can also be heard in the recording. In the record is also possible spot a call with a customer service representative named Lisa Jefferson. Beamer her said one of the passengers was killed, while the pilots were forced from the cockpit.
Lise Jefferson man later he said that some of the plane’s passengers were planning to attack the hijackers. Then Beamer uttered his iconic last words, which read: Are you ready? Let’s Roll (Let’s Roll). The phrase became well known, later becoming a rallying cry for American soldiers fighting al-Qaeda in Afghanistan in the following years.
It was believed that the passengers on board deliberately crashed the plane to save the lives of people on the ground. However, using black box recordings, investigators determined that the passengers did the act unintentionally. Although they actually stormed the cockpit and fought the terrorists for control of the plane, they wanted to stay in the air and land safely. Unfortunately, the machine crashed into a field and the impact killed everyone on board.
Beamer became a legend after his act of sacrifice. Several monuments were named after him not only in New Jersey, but also in Washington. Although they call him a national hero who helped save the US capital, they also give credit to the other passengers of Flight 93 who fought against terrorists.
