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The wives said their husbands fought with the hijackers
before the Boeing 757-200 went down.
Lyzbeth told ABCNEWS' Good Morning America that her
husband Jeremy, 31, said he and a few other
passengers took a vote and decided to jump the
hijackers. Jeremy called her minutes before the plane
went down to tell her what was happening. Lyzbeth was
with their 3-month-old daughter, Emmie when she got
the frantic call.
"I told him to go ahead and do it," Lyzbeth said. "I trusted
his instincts, and I said 'Do what you have to do.' I knew
that — I thought he could do it."
Passengers' families who received calls before the
crash said Beamer, Glick and a few other passengers,
including Thomas Burnett, tried to overcome the
hijackers. Their actions may be what prevented the
hijackers from reaching their final destination.
En Route to San Francisco
ABCNEWS learned that shortly before the plane
changed direction, someone in the cockpit radioed the
FAA and asked for a new flight plan with a final
destination of Washington, D.C. The flight was originally bound from Newark, N.J., to
San Francisco.
Vice President Cheney said on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday that he telephoned
Lyzbeth and called the men courageous. "We'll never know for sure. But without
question, the attack would have been much worse if it hadn't been for the courageous
acts of those individuals on United 93," Cheney said.
The nation is still waiting to hear the information gathered on the black boxes, which
may help reveal how the plane crashed and if there was an on-board struggle
between passengers and hijackers. Lyzbeth and Lisa, both residents of New Jersey,
say they know their husbands did everything they could to stop the hijackers.
While some passengers were instructed by the hijackers to head toward the front of
the plane, others, including Todd, stayed in the rear section of the plane and made
phone calls, Lisa said. Todd, 32, picked up the GTE Airfone and spoke with one of the
operators.
"Towards the middle of the conversation," Lisa said. "After he realized, I think, the
gravity of the situation, and he asked her to contact me and asked her to say 'The
Lord's Prayer' with him."
"I think he thought, 'OK, I've done what I need to do and now it's time to act.' And he
told her that a few of the passengers, and he did mention a Jeremy, had decided they
were going to jump on the hijacker with the bomb," she said.
No Return
Jeremy told Lyzbeth to hold the line and that he would return. He never did, and she
believes it was at that point that her husband and other men made it into the cockpit.
"I think that they probably killed the hijackers," Lyzbeth said. "There's no doubt in my
mind."
She said Jeremy described three hijackers over the phone. He said they had a box
with something red around it, which he believed was a bomb.
The GTE phone supervisor relayed Todd's actions to Lisa as they were happening.
The operator said his last words were "God help me. Jesus help me. Are you ready?
Let's roll." Lisa said "Let's roll" is an expression Todd used all the time.
Lisa, who has three children and a fourth on the way, said people will tell her children
their daddy was great. "We're going to be able to show them how great he was. And
that's a great legacy for them that they'll be able to hold on to," she said.
The wives said their husbands fought with the hijackers
before the Boeing 757-200 went down.
Lyzbeth told ABCNEWS' Good Morning America that her
husband Jeremy, 31, said he and a few other
passengers took a vote and decided to jump the
hijackers. Jeremy called her minutes before the plane
went down to tell her what was happening. Lyzbeth was
with their 3-month-old daughter, Emmie when she got
the frantic call.
"I told him to go ahead and do it," Lyzbeth said. "I trusted
his instincts, and I said 'Do what you have to do.' I knew
that — I thought he could do it."
Passengers' families who received calls before the
crash said Beamer, Glick and a few other passengers,
including Thomas Burnett, tried to overcome the
hijackers. Their actions may be what prevented the
hijackers from reaching their final destination.
En Route to San Francisco
ABCNEWS learned that shortly before the plane
changed direction, someone in the cockpit radioed the
FAA and asked for a new flight plan with a final
destination of Washington, D.C. The flight was originally bound from Newark, N.J., to
San Francisco.
Vice President Cheney said on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday that he telephoned
Lyzbeth and called the men courageous. "We'll never know for sure. But without
question, the attack would have been much worse if it hadn't been for the courageous
acts of those individuals on United 93," Cheney said.
The nation is still waiting to hear the information gathered on the black boxes, which
may help reveal how the plane crashed and if there was an on-board struggle
between passengers and hijackers. Lyzbeth and Lisa, both residents of New Jersey,
say they know their husbands did everything they could to stop the hijackers.
While some passengers were instructed by the hijackers to head toward the front of
the plane, others, including Todd, stayed in the rear section of the plane and made
phone calls, Lisa said. Todd, 32, picked up the GTE Airfone and spoke with one of the
operators.
"Towards the middle of the conversation," Lisa said. "After he realized, I think, the
gravity of the situation, and he asked her to contact me and asked her to say 'The
Lord's Prayer' with him."
"I think he thought, 'OK, I've done what I need to do and now it's time to act.' And he
told her that a few of the passengers, and he did mention a Jeremy, had decided they
were going to jump on the hijacker with the bomb," she said.
No Return
Jeremy told Lyzbeth to hold the line and that he would return. He never did, and she
believes it was at that point that her husband and other men made it into the cockpit.
"I think that they probably killed the hijackers," Lyzbeth said. "There's no doubt in my
mind."
She said Jeremy described three hijackers over the phone. He said they had a box
with something red around it, which he believed was a bomb.
The GTE phone supervisor relayed Todd's actions to Lisa as they were happening.
The operator said his last words were "God help me. Jesus help me. Are you ready?
Let's roll." Lisa said "Let's roll" is an expression Todd used all the time.
Lisa, who has three children and a fourth on the way, said people will tell her children
their daddy was great. "We're going to be able to show them how great he was. And
that's a great legacy for them that they'll be able to hold on to," she said.
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