I reread this every year.
I cry like a baby every year.
Todd Beamer died a father, husband, and hero.
Todd: Hello… Operator… listen to me. I can’t speak very loud. This is an emergency. I’m a passenger on a United flight to San Francisco. Our plane has been hijacked.
Lisa: I understand. Can they see you?
Todd: No. There are three that we know of. They have knives — razor knives, like box cutters. Someone announced from the cockpit there was a bomb. It sounded fake.
Lisa: Your name?Todd: Todd Beamer. United Flight 93.Todd: They killed one passenger in first class. They forced most of us back. Fourteen of us here. Five flight attendants. The guy with the bomb ordered us to sit on the floor.
Lisa: Are you okay?
Todd: We’re going down… wait. No. We’re leveling off. We changed directions. We’re flying east again.
Todd: A guy named Jeremy called his wife. She told him two planes hit the World Trade Center. Lisa, is that true?
Lisa: I have to tell you the truth. It’s very bad. Both towers are gone. A third plane hit the Pentagon. Our country is under attack. I’m afraid your plane may be part of their plan.
Todd: Oh God. Lisa, will you do something for me? Call my wife and my kids. Promise me you’ll call.
Lisa: I promise.
Todd: Our home number is… You have the same name as my wife. Lisa. We’ve been married ten years. She’s pregnant with our third child. Tell her I love her. I’ll always love her. We have two boys — David, he’s 3, and Andrew, he’s 1. Tell them their daddy loves them and he is so proud of them. The baby is due January 12th. I saw an ultrasound. We still don’t know if it’s a girl or a boy.
Lisa: I’ll tell them. I promise, Todd.(Lisa patches in the FBI.)
Agent: Todd, your plane is on a course for Washington. Best guess is the White House or the Capitol.
Todd: I understand. I’ll be back.
Todd: Everyone knows this isn’t a normal hijacking. We have decided we will not be pawns in their plot.
Lisa: What are you going to do?
Todd: Four of us are going to rush the one with the bomb. Then the cockpit. A stewardess is getting boiling water. We’ll take them out.
Todd: Would you pray with me?They pray the Lord’s Prayer. Then: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.
Todd: God help me. Jesus help me.Are you guys ready? Let’s Roll.
I have no idea if Oziyah Sellers will be able to make a NBA roster(playing well today). But I know that he is a good character guy. The national anthem was sung by a woman with special needs, and Sellers came over after to give her hug and tell her great job. That’s the type of stuff everyone should want in their locker room. @nyknicks@OziyahSellers
Elite company.
Only three schools in America made both the NCAA Men’s Basketball Sweet 16 and the NCAA Baseball Super Regional this season.
St. John’s was one of them. #sjubb
Really cool moment tonight postgame after VCU upset UNC. VCU head coach Phil Martelli Jr. made a point to shoutout the student reporters that made the trip.
Lots of great stuff this time of year, but this was a really awesome, genuine exchange.
College coaches! 🚨 Do yourself a favor and come check out our point guard @Showtimej2_ . Kid is averaging 19.3 ppg 5 assts and is a true floor general. 41% from 3 as well. One of the best pgs in our state hands down. Academic qualifier!
I’m convinced some of these analysts don’t even watch baseball. How do you keep undervaluing Pete Alonso like his production is easy to find? Be serious.
The man has given the Mets .253 with 264 bombs and 712 RBIs in just 1,008 games… and folks still talk like you can just replace that in aisle 3 at Costco.
Mark my words… the minute he’s gone, everybody’s gonna realize real quick what the Polar Bear actually meant to that lineup.
Stop disrespecting the Polar Bear. He’s HIM and the numbers back every bit of it.
These days @stjohnsbball is a happening. Outside of Carnesecca Arena, the fans are having a blast as the season opener beckons. Tonight - the Red Storm host @QU_MBB . Expectations are sky high for the 5th ranked Johnnies. @StJohnsRedStorm
Dancehall Superstar SHAGGY among those lending their efforts in aiding emergency relief aid for affected Jamaicans following Melissa passage 🇯🇲🇯🇲🙏🏿🫶🏽🤝🏽
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