9/11 Tribute American United

To pay tribute to the flight crews of American Airlines & United Airlines, I would like to share a poem with you written by an American Airlines Flight Attendant, Suzanne Moses, on September 13th of last year.

"American, United"

We've always done what we do best,
Up in the friendly skies.
And then one awful, fateful day
We're taken by surprise.

An unseen, unknown enemy
Attacking us in hate.
And using what has made us proud
To destroy what's made us great.

We watch in shock, the scenes unfold
We watch in disbelief.
We shake our heads, we wipe our eyes
Unspeakable, the grief.

And through it all, while it unfolds
We cannot help but cry -
American, we cling together.
United, we ask "Why?"

"Please, wake us from this nightmare"
It all seems so unreal.
We force ourselves to carry on
In a new world, so surreal.

Lean on each other for support
Lend others, a helping hand
American, our dedication.
United, we will stand.

We ask each other, "how they dare?"
We cannot understand.
We search for answers, search for meaning
No answer is at hand.

Hate must not replace our sorrow,
Of this we're very sure
American, we bow our heads.
United, we'll endure.

The unknown numbers, now with God
As angels, by His side
Must want for us to carry on
To not withdraw and hide.

And so, it's in their memory
That we will hold so long.
American, we will stand tall.
United, we'll be strong.

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American Airlines Flight 11
United Airlines Flight 175
American Airlines Flight 77
United Airlines Flight 93

Our heroes...the 25 Flight Attendants and 8 Pilots from United Airlines and American Airlines. Not one of them knew when the day began that they would be the first heroes lost in this new war...

We stand with our fallen flying partners today, as we did last year when our flights returned to the skies to bring you home...