How did US lawmakers paid tribute to the 9/11 passengers of United Airlines that fought back hijackers?”
US lawmakers Wednesday paid tribute to the passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 who fought back against hijackers to stop it possibly hitting the Capitol in the September 11, 2001 attacks. “In memory of the passengers and crew of Flight 93 whose brave sacrifice on September 11, 2001 not only saved countless lives but may have saved the US Capitol from destruction,” read a bronze plaque unveiled Wednesday at the Congress by lawmakers and families of the victims. A solemn ceremony was then held to remember the nearly 3,000 people who died in the 2001 attacks on the United States. “We stand in a building that might not be here but for these heroes, and we know what it means to be thankful,” said Senate Democratic Majority leader Harry Reid. He was referring to the 44 people on board the United Airlines flight who overpowered four hijackers, crashing the plane into a field in Pennsylvania, an hour and 15 minutes after two hijacked aircraft hit the World Trade Center towers in New York.
