First ladies remember victims of Flight 93 (video)

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video at link
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/11/pennsylvania.flight93/index.html?section=cnn_latest

First lady Michelle Obama and former first lady Laura Bush on Saturday led the commemoration for the victims of Flight 93, which crashed and burned as passengers and crew fought hijackers determined to strike the U.S. Capitol on September 11, 2001.

Standing on a windswept outlook at the site of the future Flight 93 national memorial, the first ladies remembered the 40 people who took off from Newark International Airport in New Jersey nine years ago, and found themselves in combat with four al Qaeda terrorists.

"I come here as an American, filled with a sense of awe at the heroism of my fellow citizens. I come as a wife, a daughter, and a sister, heartbroken at the loss so many of you have endured," Mrs.Obama said to survivors and family members of those who died. They were part of a throng of dignitaries and locals who came to the annual event.

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Speaking generally about 9/11, Mrs.Bush praised the first responders in Shanksville, the rescuers at the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, and the millions who took part in blood drives, vigils and memorial services. In the wake of the attacks, Americans said prayers in Hebrew, English, and Arabic, and "we found unity in shared grief."

[UndertheOcean]

1. I gazed at what I thought was "Fat ladies remember victims of ..." , for 10 minutes

before I realized it was "First Ladies remember...."

DOH ... I guess that is the side effect of eating two THC cookies and reading DU

[jaxx]

2. Thanks, I missed the speeches this morning.

K&R for peace and remembering.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. K&R. This was appropriate and well done, IMO.

;(

[Clio the Leo]

4. kick nt

[Beaverhausen]

5. Can I be really shallow and say Laura looks really beautiful?

As much as I hate her husband and wonder what on earth keeps her with him, I didn't really ever have a problem with her.

Both of these speeches are wonderful.