Photo courtesy Vividence Corp., used with permission.
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Terror Onboard Flight 93 Details about the September 11 terrorist attacks are still coming in,
but much is now known about United Flight 93--the aircraft that crashed
in rural Pennsylvania. Passengers onboard the craft called loved ones
from airphones, not only to express last wishes and goodbyes, but to find
out what was going on in New York and Washington D.C. A group of passengers
banded together to fight back against the terrorists and retake the plane.
Judo champion Jeremy Glick was part of that heroic team.
Glick, a 31-year old salesman for the California-based Vividence corporation, telephoned his wife Lyzbeth from the plane to say goodbye. With law enforcement authorities on the line, he told her that hijackers armed with knives had taken over the plane. After confirming that other planes had crashed into the World Trade Center, Glick told his wife that he and other passengers were going to fight back.
Glick was the 1993 U.S. national collegiate judo champion in the 220-pound class. Fighting for the University of Rochester (New York), Glick was self-coached, but still made it to the championship. His childhood sensei, Nagayasu Ogasawa, remarks, "Three people with knives? It would've been no problem for him."
Pennsylvania senators Rick Santorum and Arlen Specter have suggested bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on the passengers that prevented Flight 93 from striking a ground target like the White House or the US Capitol. Even without medals, the world will remember the heroic acts of Glick and his fellow passengers on Flight 93.
| Jeremy Glick Memorial Fund |
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According
to the Website of Jeremy Glick's employer, Vividence,
a trust fund has been established in the names of Jeremy Glick's
wife and daughter. Checks
should reference account number 3300314192 and be mailed to the
following address: |
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