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Washington, d.c., used the air phones on board the plane, 13 calls in all. people calling their friends and loved ones. they quickly realized their flight was part of a larger attack. the passengers, many of them strangers because so many of those folks had been flying alone, in this moment of intense, immediate, unspeakable danger, they took a vote. they took a vote and decided to take back control of that plane. todd beamer with that declaration and innovation, really "lets roll." within minut...

9/11, 2001, at an airport in benghazi, 9/112012-yard the pentagon was hit, lets roll became a bird the of the human spirit on top of it, i want to play this timeline in their son michael w smith wrote at the request of george w. bush after 9/11 entitled there she stands. >> we have a tragic alert for you right now, but right and crash into the world trade center here at the lower tip of manhattan. ♪ when the night seems to say. >> there is a massive gaping hole ♪

Him the badge of her son. he carried it with him through his entire presidency. i believe during his convention speech or one of his big addresses he asked where the courage comes from to carry on. i think every president since 9/11 has been so humbled and moved by these families. by the survivors. by these rituals of grief. of reading all the names. by the act of running into towers. by the act of remembering. by the act of convening a meeting above the skies of pennsylvania and saying "lets ro...

Passengers on flight 93, the world is a safer place but he says the world is not better because theyre no longer here. also, president joe biden will be in new york and the pentagon and will be here as well to pay his respects along with first lady jill biden. >> thank you so much. as you noted, christi, so many inspiring stories. the messengers from the passengers on united 93, lets roll. that stays with you. >> thats one of the things that the people do remember. they take with them, the coura...

101st airborne and you knew we were suddenly now on a war footing. did you know how -- that the first opening salvo flight 93 that your cousin was on it and piece to me -- piece together for me, if you would, how you learned about the events of that day. >> i spent that day with my work stop. company command meetings so the other events of 9/11 occurring, we kind of watched throughout the day, the morning and then later in the day, much later, when i was heading home, my father had called me and...

Flight 93 took off 42 minutes late. all the other planes that morning took off on time. flight 93 took off at 8:42, late from newark, just like any other airplane trying to take off from a new york area airport. >> yeah. >> what the difference is, that means when the passengers and crew began to place those telephone calls, talked to the ground 37 times in that morning, they heard what was happening in new york. they heard what was happening in washington. so unlike all of the other passengers a...

Judge jeanine: you talk about the people who recognized immediately what was going on. there was screaming in the cockpit, then there was silence. they got back together in the back of the plane. they decided, lets roll. they called their loved ones. that kind of leadership can arise in any of us. >> think about what would have happened had they not done that and the plane crashed where the terrorists wanted to crash it. we dont want to think about it, but how the world would be different. it sh...

But the rhythm of the nation goes on and i hope its moments like this that helps us to recall the strength as we have challenges going forward. dana: president bushs speech today said a random group of americans is an exceptional group of people. hes talking about flight 93 who gathered, prayed, and took the plane. jesse: "lets roll" was the line. i walked into a starbucks this morning with my daughter. as we were waiting for the coffee, the barista said everybody listen up. its 8:46. this is wh...

Gordon aamoth junior. he is the first name that is read aloud every morning 9/11 at 8:45 a.m. eastern time, which will be the case in 23 hours or so from now. >> dana: meanwhile in shanksville the unforgettable words lets roll became a rallying crying and he and his fellow passengers are the inspiration behind a new award. bryan llenas is live at the 93 memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania. a very special place. >> it is. todd beamers phone call was one of 37 made by 13 people on board united f...

Bravery of todd beamer on flight 93 who said two things, "lets vote, and lets roll." and that plane was headed for us and the people and went down in shanksville. and that bravery and patriotism that those americans showed on that flight, and we need to have it back today. and we need to have it instilled in us that spirit of coming together to tackle the problems that we face today as a nation, as a people just as we flew flags, donated blood, and came together across partylines and put the cou...