L.A. Firefighter To Take Part In 9/11 Memorial
L.A. Firefighter To Take Part In 9/11 Memorial
(CBS) LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles fire captain was honored with the privilege of reading the names of 33 passengers and seven crew members who were killed when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001.City fire Capt. Steve Ruda, who was named Los Angeles "Firefighter of the Year" in 2005, left Saturday for Shanksville, Pa., to participate in the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Ruda earned the honor for a message he wrote on a quilted wall hanging that is to be the mission statement of the Flight 93 National Memorial, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Ron Meyers said.It read, "A common field one day. A field of honor forever. May all who visit this place remember the collective acts of courage and sacrifice of the passengers and crew, revere this hallowed ground as the final resting place of those heroes, and reflect on the power of individuals who choose to make a difference." In 2001, Ruda was one of 100 Los Angeles firefighters who traveled to New York City to present a check for $2.5 million to the families of firefighters killed in the World Trade Center attack and its aftermath. The memorial service is one of many to be held around the country on Monday, which is the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Authorities believe al Qaeda wanted Flight 93 -- bound from Newark to San Francisco -- to crash into the White House or Capitol Building, but passengers attacked the hijackers aboard the plane, causing it to crash in Pennsylvania.
(CBS) LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles fire captain was honored with the privilege of reading the names of 33 passengers and seven crew members who were killed when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001.City fire Capt. Steve Ruda, who was named Los Angeles "Firefighter of the Year" in 2005, left Saturday for Shanksville, Pa., to participate in the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Ruda earned the honor for a message he wrote on a quilted wall hanging that is to be the mission statement of the Flight 93 National Memorial, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Ron Meyers said.It read, "A common field one day. A field of honor forever. May all who visit this place remember the collective acts of courage and sacrifice of the passengers and crew, revere this hallowed ground as the final resting place of those heroes, and reflect on the power of individuals who choose to make a difference." In 2001, Ruda was one of 100 Los Angeles firefighters who traveled to New York City to present a check for $2.5 million to the families of firefighters killed in the World Trade Center attack and its aftermath. The memorial service is one of many to be held around the country on Monday, which is the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Authorities believe al Qaeda wanted Flight 93 -- bound from Newark to San Francisco -- to crash into the White House or Capitol Building, but passengers attacked the hijackers aboard the plane, causing it to crash in Pennsylvania.
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