O be our guard while troubles last, and our eternal home."

May we all lift thoughts and prayers for the family and friends of those lost Tuesday, especially for those of our colleagues.

Donna Nelson, JFKSW

My heart and soul goes out to all of my fellow flying partner's families, for their great loss. This has been a huge loss for the entire UAL family. Bless you all.

Sharon L. Deines, ORDSW

Dear United Crew members:

I want to send a note to let you know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. I am a Flight Attendant for Northwest Airlines, and I know there are no words to describe the grief and the tragedy of the horrible events.

You have lost friends and colleagues, and we all have lost brothers and sisters. Our lives are forever changed, I pray we will all find the guidance to get through this horror. May peace and God's blessings be with us all.

My motto for the past 25 years has been.

UNITED WITH JESUS!

It is my prayer for all those that have lost loved ones that they may be forever UNITED WITH JESUS! May the peace of Jesus comfort you all as we lift you up daily in prayer.

Flight Attendant, EWRSW

Words cannot begin to express the sorrow I feel for what I cannot even begin to understand on what you may be feeling at this time...for the children of the flight attendants and pilots, I am a flight attendant and your parents were heroes and loved you sooo soo much and for the spouses and other family members I am so sorry may the lord bless you at this hard time in your life...God bless you we will not forget them carol

Flight Attendant
Base Unknown

I feel that heaven has a few more angels after September 11. God bless these brave flight attendants. They are my HEROES. They will always be in my thoughts and prayers.

Suzanne

The following is a poem I have written in honor of my friend and colleague, Mrs. Deborah A. Welsh. She was a Newark-based Flight Attendant who lost her life in the line of duty onboard United Air Lines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. She was an unforgettable 'card' and will be forever missed.

S. Tuazon
United Airlines

I would like to express my deepest sympathy to the families of the crew members whom lost there lives in the line of duty. I know that they are in a better and most peaceful place now. I want you to know if you ever need anything we will be there. Take care.  God bless.

Unknown

I've been flying United since 1988. Over the years I've made a lot of friends with some of the JFK based crews. Since I'm in the toy business, I usually pass out toy key chains. I love making F/A's smile!

I've always been treated professionally too.

So it's with a heavy heart, that I send condolences to all of you at UA.

We frequent flyers DO feel like family; and when one of us is hurting, we all hurt.

Fondly,

Dan Hammer
United Airlines Customer

The Brave Men and Women in the Airline Industry

I cannot sleep or concentrate. I am in shock and mourning as is most of America. Several members of my family died last week. I grieve their passing deeply, yet no one else has talked about them much. They were some of the first lost in Tuesday’s massacre, yet they remain virtually nameless and faceless.

My family are the flight attendants and pilots of the United States, albeit of the world. We are not family related by blood, but by spirit. We are the men and women that make our living in the sky. We are linked by sixty years plus of passenger service, smooth and emergency landings, boardings and evacuations, tending to the sick, the elderly, and to the handicapped. Some of us are even second generation airline family members, and we are proud of our unique heritage.

Unfortunately, it would appear that America may have forgotten these victims of Tuesday’s disaster. I know first hand how crew members react to emergencies. They will protect the aircraft and passengers despite considerable risk to themselves. For this reason I have no doubt that the flight attendants and pilots on the American and United flights that perished on Tuesday conducted themselves with all the spirit of American heroes. I am proud to be a member of this family for it is our fate to work in a job that strives to keep others safe, and we do it with great pride.

May God bless and keep safe America and the brave men and women in the commercial airline industry. In our grief over the thousands lost on September 11 we should not forget those flight attendants and pilots that lost their lives in the line of duty. They are someone’s family too. I am honored and grateful to say that they are mine.

Michelle Dunn
Flight Attendant
Atlanta, Georgia

To the Families of Heavens' newest addition!!

During this time it is hard to find words to express our sympathies, but in our hearts we are saturated with sadness for your losses. We want you to know we are in prayer for comfort and peace for all of you.

Their passing was not in vain, this has taught us to be kinder to one another and shown us how precious each day of life really is.
There is a verse we would like to share in hopes you find a sense of comfort.
Jeremiah 29:11-13
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."

With Warmest Regards and Prayer,

Tracy M. Horne DCASW
Marci K. Jacobs LHRSW
Mary B.E. Fagerberg DCASW

Merrill Wetherington
(Retired Captain,MIA)
Mary Kay Wetherington
(Flight Attendant, MIA)

My deepest sympathy and prayers to my fellow flight attendants affected by this terrible event. Your fellow flight attendants at Continental Airlines support you all and pray for all our safety at this great time of loss.

Lori Dawson
Flight Attendant
Continental Airlines

This message goes out to all of us in the United family. Take heart, the world stands in prayer with us in this time of tremendous tragedy.

We are the parents of United Airlines Reserve Flight Attendant James Harper, EWR based, and residing in Manhattan. During this time of unspeakable tragedy we feel so thankful and so blessed that our only child was spared from any physical harm.

Along with millions of Americans our hearts are broken and bleeding for those losses of life both in the air and on the ground, and for their families, friends and loved ones everywhere. You are in our thoughts and hearts every moment.

We would like to offer our help and support in any way possible to any and all United Employees both in the air and on the ground.

With Love and Our Deepest Sympathy,

Marilyn & Hollis Harper
Oklahoma City, OK

I would like to extend my condolences to the families of our fallen brothers and sisters. This is a true tragedy and it extends to all people across the world. I am originally from the middle east and of Arabic descent.

I was not there physically, but I lost part of my heart when I saw the airplane slam into the building. What were the doomed flight attendants thinking? Were they hopeful? I hope so, I pray so. I hope they died with hope, not with despair.

United Airlines Employee
SFOSW

No words can describe your sorrow.  This is to let you know i am praying for you and your families at this time.  A flight attendant in Denver.

Flight Attendant, DENSW

When I fly
I fly with the gods-
On a fiery chariot
Hurtling through the sky.

-Charles Ditlefsen

May your wings soar above heaven. We will miss you.
You are in our hearts and prayers. God bless you all.

Samuel
Flight Attendant
SFOSW

These brave individuals gave the ultimate sacrifice for their job, as a United Flight Attendant. A job that I am sure they loved.

During that horrible day, I know that they all did everything they could to keep themselves, the passengers, and the airplanes safe. They are true heroes and they must never be forgotten.

I am a United Airlines Flight Attendant and have been flying for 24 years. We are all a "family" of flight attendants and if one of us is hurt, we all hurt. My husband, Terry, is a Captain in the Honolulu Fire Department, and he is feeling deep hurt about his lost colleagues in the New York Fire Department. Families from United, American, N.Y.Fire Department, World Trade Center, and more, have been so terribly hurt from the events of September 11th. No American's life will ever be the same.

May we always remember the sacrifices that were made on that day; always remember the rescuers who continue to work so hard; always remember our President, who is working so hard to "take back our America"; and finally, never forget that we are TRUE Safety Professionals, who will strive to take our skies back, and make our fallen colleagues proud.

In loving memory of the flight attendants and pilots from United and American.

May God Bless them and May God Bless America.

With much love and aloha,

Dawn Snyder-Seelig, HNLSW