"United 93," the movie about the plane that crashed in the Pennsylvania countryside as the crew and passengers, knowing what had happened in New York and Washington, fought the terrorist hijackers, comes out on April 28, and I am looking forward to seeing it.
Some people have wondered if "United 93" is too soon. I do not. In fact, in some ways, I wonder if it has been too long.
Lots of movies about World War II came out during that war. They were an important part of our war against the Germans and Japanese.
The same is true of "United 93." The men and women on Flight 93 fought in the first battle of the war that started on September 11, 2001. The people in the World Trade Center and at the Pentagon did not have a chance to fight back, but Flight 93 did.
Flight 93 was our first chance to fight back – and we did. The passengers and crew of Flight 93 were not in the military. They were just regular people. But given the chance to fight back, they did what Americans do. They fought. And that is why it is important this movie was made.
Just as we honor those who fought at Saratoga, Gettysburg, Argonne Forest, Bastogne and Iwo Jima, Chosin Reservoir, and Ia Drang Valley, we need to honor those who fought for us in the first battle of the War of September 11: the battle of United Flight 93.
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