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Congressional Gold Medal Hopefuls United Airlines Flight 93
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate is considering honoring the passengers and crew aboard United Airlines Flight 93 with a Congressional Gold Medal for taking "heroic and noble action" before the aircraft crashed in western Pennsylvania on September 11. "The passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93," said Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pennsylvania, "recognizing the potential danger that the aircraft they were aboard posed to large numbers of innocent Americans, American institutions, and the symbols of American democracy, took heroic and noble action to ensure that the aircraft they were aboard could not be used as a weapon." The bill says the passengers and crew aboard the Boeing 757 committed "the ultimate act of selfless courage and supreme sacrifice ... possibly saving countless lives in the nation's capital." The Gold Medal is Congress' highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements. The first
Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to
George Washington by the Continental Congress in 1776. Other past recipients include
Ulysses S. Grant,
Thomas Edison,
Robert F. Kennedy and
Pope John Paul II.
Should the public at large make a call for Congress to bestow the Congressional Gold Medal to the passengers and crew of United Flight 93? These ordinary U.S. citizens are truly National Heroes for their selfless act of sacrifice in fighting back against the terrorists on United Flight 93 and bringing down the plane in rural Pennsylvania rather than letting it be used in another suicide attack on Washington, D.C. These regular Americans from all walks of life, led by passengers Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham, Thomas E. Burnett Jr. and Jeremy Glick, fought back against the terrorists and sacrificed themselves to save numerous innocent people and protect the capital of the free world and are truly heroes and patriots.
Here is a list of the crew and passengers of United Flight 93: The Crew - Jason Dahl, Leroy Homer, Lorraine G. Bay, Sandra W. Bradshaw, Wanda A. Green, CeeCee Lyles, Deborah A. Welsh; The Passengers - Christian Adams, Todd Beamer, Alan Beaven, Mark Bingham, Deora Bodley, Marion Britton, Thomas E. Burnett Jr., William Cashman, Georgine Rose Corrigan, Joseph Deluca, Patrick Driscoll, Edward Felt, Colleen Fraser, Andrew Garcia, Jeremy Glick, Kristin Gould, Lauren Grandcolas, Donald F. Greene, Linda Gronlund, Richard Guadagno, Toshiya Kuge, Waleska Martinez, Nicole Miller, Louis J. Nacke, Mark Rothenberg, Christine Snyder, John Talignani, Honor Wainio. (At the request of the families, some of the names have not been released.)
These patriotic Americans showed honor and valor in fighting back against the threat of terrorism on behalf of freedom and all of the citizens of the United States of America and are truly deserving of the Congressional Gold Medal for their selfless act of heroism.
To authorize the President to award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Jeremy Glick of West Milford, New Jersey, a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93 for acts of bravery,... (Introduced in the House)
HR 2921 IH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session H. R. 2921 To authorize the President to award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Jeremy Glick of West Milford, New Jersey, a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93 for acts of bravery, courage, and patriotism. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2001 Mrs. ROUKEMA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A BILL To authorize the President to award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Jeremy Glick of West Milford, New Jersey, a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93 for acts of bravery, courage, and patriotism. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) On September 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93 departed from Newark International Airport at 8:01 a.m. on its scheduled route to San Francisco, California, with 7 crewmembers and 38 passengers on board. (2) Shortly after departure, United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked by terrorists . (3) At 10:37 a.m., United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. (4) Evidence indicates that people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 learned that other hijacked planes had been used to attack the World Trade Center in New York, New York. (5) Evidence indicates that the efforts of passenger Jeremy Glick of West Milford, New Jersey, to help lead and resist the hijackers appear to have contributed to the crash of United Flight 93, potentially saving hundreds or thousands of lives and preventing the destruction of the White House, the Capitol, or another important institution of freedom and democracy. (6) The act of resistance by Jeremy Glick aboard United Airlines Flight 93 was an act of exceptional bravery, valor, and patriotism, and is worthy of the appreciation of the people of the United States. SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED- The President is authorized to award posthumously, on behalf of Congress and in recognition of heroic service to the Nation, a gold medal of appropriate design to Jeremy Glick of West Milford, New Jersey. (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING- For the purpose of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike a gold medal of a single design with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDAL. The medal struck under this Act is a national medal for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. SEC. 5. FUNDING. There are authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund, established under section 5134, title 31, United States Code, such sums as may be necessary to pay for the cost of the medal authorized by this Act.
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