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| We are United We Are strong We are a family We are together We will come through We will recover We will go forward; stronger We will never forget We will remember We will honor We will support We are united Peter c Woodward lhrsw 175882
The Phoenix Chapter of United Airlines Clipped Wings extends its deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the crews on UAL Flight 175 and UAL Flight 93. As current and former United flight attendants, we realize how truly courageous those crews were in their final hours on September 11, 2001. They will forever remain in our hearts and prayers. Sandi Peattie (LAXSW) - Chapter President
"This we know: the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself." Sam, jfk
To the family of Kathryn Laborie,
When I started flying with United I was
scared to fly the First Flight Attendant position for the first 3
months. Every time when I was scheduled to fly that position I
begged my flying partners to do it for me. Until I met Kathryn. During
the briefing before a transcontinental flight to SFO she talked me
into jumping into the cold water and just doing it.
She said that she would work with me in
First Class on the B-757 and promised to help me. "This is
an easy flight to do it, because the flight time is so long", she
said. "Don't worry, I'll help you."
She didn't know what she was getting
herself into, though, because I had never worked the First Class
galley before, and therefore the service took so long that our flying
partners in the Economy Cabin had to come and help us. We were
both exhausted, and she was a little bit exasperated with me. She
said: "You were just lucky that the guys in the back helped
us".
After this flight I felt so bad that I
wrote a huge "First Flight Attendant To do" list during
my layover, and showed her the list the next day.
She just started laughing, and said:
"You won't have time to look at this list during our service.
Don't worry, it will all come together eventually. The more often you
do it the sooner you know what to do."
After this trip I saw her at the
domicile quite often, and she always asked me how I was doing, and about
my experiences as First Flight Attendant. She was a very sweet lady,
and I will never forget this flight with her. (Every other Flight
Attendant would have probably strangled me after making her work so
hard!). She will always have a special place in my heart.
Astrid Register
Flight Attendant
BOSSW
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It is amazing what one cowardly act of
terrorism can do to each and every one of us as flight attendants.
It has changed my life forever. These cowards have taken away a
sense of freedom that we had in choosing to do a job that we love.
The crews that we lost were just like us, they got up that morning, put
their uniforms on, kissed their spouses and kids goodbye, went to
briefing, boarded the plane and now they're gone. I can't get
their faces out of my mind, I keep replaying our jumpseat conversations
of the ones that I knew well. None of them will ever be forgotten.
We miss them terribly and we pray for their families. Unnamed
I know how difficult this time could be for the families who have lost their loved ones. But we also not to forget that God is there with us no matter what circumstances we're all in. Let us not just remember Him in times of trouble but in everyday of our lives. Give thanks and praise. Remember that this tragedy is not from HIM but from evil.He'll never leave nor forsake us....He said, "Come to me all you who are weary & carrying heavy loads, for my burden is light....,I will give you rest." He also said, "Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's." If God is for us, who can be against us(Romans 8:31). For greater is He(God) that lives in me, than he that is in the world(1John 4:4). The Lord is with me, I will not be afraid. What can a man do to me(Psalm 118:6). May God bless each and everyone....Be strong and faithful.... Rhose & Scott Boyer ORDSW
My name is Patrick Hirang and I'm a former United Airlines employee
in Seattle. I worked at reservations for a short time from
March to July, 1999. |
We will never forget you -- an ORD F/A
I am so proud of everything you stood for. I am proud to wear the same wings you wore. I returned to work today thinking of you, all of you. I tried not to cry while the passengers were boarding, but felt hot tears; I tried to smile at them, and our passengers smiled back; tried not to let fear taint my thoughts, and I let the routine of our profession carry me through the day. We have a difficult journey before us, so many pieces of this puzzle to try and put together again in any kind of semblance of order... fear, war, prejudice, mourning, economics, hope... it has been 2 weeks since and it feels like forever. I look at your smiling faces on the website, and I pray you are at peace, I pray your families and friends will gather strength knowing you are remembered and loved as absolute heroes, and I pray we all will make it thru tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow... It is hard not to feel utterly alone right now, and I am devastated for all of you. I hope this craziness ends soon, and until it does, fly safe, kiss your children, hug your family, and gather strength from each other, airline brothers and sisters. May God bless us and watch over us all,
Dawn Steffler, SFOSW
To All the Family and Friends at American
and United: May the Great Spirit send
his choicest gifts to you, As a former flight attendant for UAL I would like to express my
deepest sympathy to the family members of all the members of the crew
that were killed during the tragic events on 9/11. Flight
Attendants work so hard, usually with little recognition from the
company. They maintain a level of professionalism under all
circumstances that are thrown their direction daily. There
really is nothing that could have prepared these hard working people
to be able to handle what was thrown at them on that dreadful day.
I am positive that each one of them attempted to do all that they
could to try to control the situation. They are all angels
flying free in heaven now, they have no more pain. God bless
each and every one of them and their loved ones. PM |
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