Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Lisa Beamer on Friday retraced the route her late husband would have taken Sept. 11 when his hijacked plane crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
Beamer made the Newark, N.J., to San Francisco flight to make a statement against fear and to seek donations for the Todd Beamer Foundation. Her husband was one of several passengers aboard United Flight 93 who called relatives or authorities saying they would fight the hijackers.
The foundation will provide assistance to the 22 children who lost parents on United Airlines Flight 93, though Beamer’s family will not receive assistance from the fund. The fund primarily will provide health insurance, mental health support and financial planning services.
"We as individuals do have an important role and responsibility in protecting ourselves and protecting other people," she said at San Francisco International Airport.
Beamer, who is expecting the couple’s third child, was greeted by about 15 United employees when she arrived at the airport.
"I’m definitely dealing with grief and loss, and I’m really looking ahead," she said. "I think the flight today was more looking ahead."
When she went to the airport Friday, Beamer said she was reminded of her husband.
"When I had come to certain points and remembered being with him and the teamwork that married couples do, that was kind of hard," she said.
On the Net: Todd Beamer Foundation: www.beamerfoundation.org
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