Flight Attendant Union Holds Moment Of Silence To Honor September 11 Heroes

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) issued the following statement on the 12^th year since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks changed the country and the Flight Attendant profession forever:

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"On September 11, 2001, twenty-five Flight Attendants took action as first responders in a war we didn't know we were fighting. These heroes were among the first to relay the intelligence that alerted our country and our flying partners in flight 93, who in turn sacrificed their own lives to save countless others on the ground.

"Immediately following the horrific events twelve years ago, Flight Attendants and crewmembers helped usher millions of passengers home to their families and loved ones. Our work continues every day since then, adding to our role as first responder the responsibility as aviation's last line of defense. 

"In addition to a moment of silence observed at 8:46 a.m. Eastern Time throughout our Flight Attendant Union, crewmembers are honoring our twenty-five Flight Attendant Heroes at remembrance services, by checking in to do our work as aviation's first responders or in other very personal and private ways.

"We promised to never forget. We promised to never forget the events of that day and to ensure they never happen again. Our heroes will forever unite us."

United Flight 175
Flight Attendant: Robert J. Fangman
Flight Attendant: Amy N. Jarret
Flight Attendant: Amy R. King
Flight Attendant: Kathryn LaBorie
Flight Attendant: Alfred G. Marchand
Flight Attendant: Michael C. Tarrou
Flight Attendant: Alicia N. Titus
Captain: Victor Saracini
First Officer: Michael Horrocks
Customer Service Representative: Marianne MacFarlane
Customer Service Representative: Jesus Sanchez

United Flight 93
Flight Attendant: Lorraine G. Bay
Flight Attendant: Sandra Bradshaw
Flight Attendant: Wanda A. Green
Flight Attendant: CeeCee Lyles
Flight Attendant: Deborah Welsh
Captain: Jason Dahl
First Officer: Leroy Homer

American Flight 11
Flight Attendant: Barbara Arestegui
Flight Attendant: Jeffrey Collman
Flight Attendant: Sara Low
Flight Attendant: Karen Martin
Flight Attendant: Kathleen Nicosia
Flight Attendant: Betty Ong
Flight Attendant: Jean Roger
Flight Attendant: Madeline Sweeney
Flight Attendant: Dianne Snyder
Captain: John Ogonowski
First Officer: Thomas McGuinness

American Flight 77    
Flight Attendant: Michelle Heidenberger
Flight Attendant: Jennifer Lewis
Flight Attendant: Kenneth Lewis
Flight Attendant: Renee May
Captain: Charles Burlingame
First Officer: David Charlebois

AFA has launched an on-line memorial to honor the 25 crewmembers who were among the first to alert the world to danger and courageously fought back on September 11, 2001. AFA's memorial Never Forget may be viewed at www.afacwa.org/neverforget/.

SOURCE Association of Flight Attendants