In memory of Todd Beamer

To the family of Todd Beamer,

While reading about Todd Beamer I found out that he lived in the beautiful town of Cranbury, New Jersey and was on his way to San Francisco, California for a business meeting. Todd Beamer was born on November 24th 1968 in a decently big city of Flint Michigan. People described Todd as a faithful man, a courageous man, and someone who loved his two kids. Todd was a huge deal looking back at it on that Flight 93 plane. About an hour after Flight 93 took off, a woman named Lisa Jefferson answered Todd's call. Lisa described Todd as a very calm guy and he asked her to say the Lord's prayer. The final words that Lisa heard Todd say were “are you guys ready? Let's roll.” Just a few minutes after Lisa got off the phone with Todd, it was reported that Flight 93 had crashed in a field. It was thought that Flight 93 was supposed to hit either the White House or the Capital Building, but due to Todd’s and other Flight 93 passengers' heroic moves the terrorists failed. September 11th was a terrible day in American history where thousands of people lost their lives, but I don’t think that should be why we look back at that day. I think we should look back to show people how this day brought us together as a community, society, and a country. The loss of Todd’s life must have been so devastating, but he is remembered as such a heroic person who saved thousands of lives.

Sincerely,

Landon Conrad