AFA-CWA Online Memorial Honors Flight Attendants Killed on 9/11

AFA-CWA has launched an online memorial to the 25 flight attendants who died on September 11th, heroes who fought to the very end to save lives.

"Our 25 flight attendant heroes on those four fateful flights acted as first responders," AFA-CWA International President Veda Shook said. "They relayed the first intelligence of the day that served to alert our country and our fellow crewmembers on Flight 93, who in turn acted without reservation against evil, sacrificing their own lives to protect the lives of countless others."

The AFA-CWA memorial, Never Forget, can be viewed at www.afacwa.org/neverforget/. As part of the tribute, visitors to the site can share thoughts and memories.

AFA-CWA leaders say 9/11 forever changed their profession. "Every day since September 11th, flight attendants go to work with an even greater sense of responsibility," Shook said. "We know that not only are we first responders to emergencies affecting the health and safety of our passengers and other crewmembers, we are also the last line of defense in aviation security."