[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 117 (Monday, September 19, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1886]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING AND MEMORIALIZING THE PASSENGERS AND CREW OF UNITED AIRLINES 
                               FLIGHT 93

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                               speech of

                            HON. TIM MURPHY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 2005

  Mr. MURPHY. Madam Speaker, 4 years after the passengers and crew of 
United Airlines Flight 93 gave their lives to save others, Congress 
recognized their heroic actions by passing legislation calling for a 
permanent memorial in the U.S. Capitol. The presence of mind and 
strength they exhibited on September 11, 2001 averted an even greater 
tragedy in the Pittsburgh region.
  As passengers and crew of Flight 93 called their loved ones and 
quickly learned of their fate, they knew what had to be done. Looking 
out the plane's windows that clear day, they saw our homes, our 
schools, and our communities in southwestern Pennsylvania. Valuing 
human life, something their hijackers did not, they waited to act until 
they were over an empty field, sparing our lives. Their goal of 
averting tragedy in our Nation's capital was realized, but in their 
final moments, they were also thinking of us.
  For their actions that day, families throughout southwestern 
Pennsylvania hold a special place in their hearts for the passengers 
and crew of Flight 93. Prayers of thanks go to them for giving their 
lives to save so many. I encourage every resident of the 18th 
Congressional District visiting Washington, DC to take time to stop by 
the memorial after its completion and honor Flight 93. We have our 
lives, our families, and an enduring example of the human spirit for 
which to thank them.

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