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I was so deeply affected by the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 on 9/11 that I attended the funeral of one of them, flight attendant Sandy Bradshaw, of Greensboro, four years ago.

Bradshaw and others fought back against the terrorist hijackers of the plane, who apparently intended to usws it as a missile against a Washington target, possibly the White House.

The memorial service was so well-attended that I could find room only in the basement of Westminster Presbyterian Church, where I fought back tears for a woman I'd never known.

I've since read the account of Flight 93, "Among the Heroes," by New York Times reporter Jere Longman.

The heroic acts on the flight also are chronicled in the report by the 9/11 Commission.

Now, on the night of the fourth anniversary of the attacks,the Discovery Channel plans to air a recreation of Flight 93's hijacking.

Forty passengers and crew members were killed when the terrorists crashed the plane into a Pennsylvania field as crew members and passengers attempted to retake the cockpit.

Facing nearly certain death, I don't know if I would have that kind of fortitude. I so admire them for theirs.