Todd\ Beamer

Todd\ Beamer
An act of selfless heroism, usually at great personal cost to the person performing the act.
(Paul, Garret, I know this technically violates the rules but I beg an exception in this case as this really has become part of the American lexicon. Thanks, Stephen)

Her decision to endure the painful process of bone marrow donation to save the life of a little girl she didn't even know was a real Todd Beamer.


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  • Todd Beamer — Todd Morgan Beamer (November 24, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who has been called a hero for his actions in the September 11, 2001 attacks. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/10/archive/main32386… …   Wikipedia

  • Todd Beamer — Todd Morgan Beamer (24 novembre 1968 11 septembre 2001) est une victime des attentats du 11 septembre 2001. Il était l un des passagers du vol 93 d United Airlines. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 « Let s roll » sur le vol… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Todd\ Beamer — An act of selfless heroism, usually at great personal cost to the person performing the act. (Paul, Garret, I know this technically violates the rules but I beg an exception in this case as this really has become part of the American lexicon.… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Todd Beamer High School — Infobox Secondary school name = Todd Beamer Campus established = 2003 city = Federal Way state = Washington country = USA campus = Suburban type = Public Secondary principal = Liz Drake grades = 9–12 enrollment= 1,810 (2005) district = Federal… …   Wikipedia

  • Beamer — may mean: *Beamer (cricket), an uncommon (illegal) cricket delivery which reaches the batsman at head height, without bouncing *Beamer (LaTeX), an extension to the LaTeX typesetting software for creating presentation slidesBeamer is the surname… …   Wikipedia

  • Beamer (Begriffsklärung) — Beamer bezeichnet: Beamer, umgangssprachlicher Name für einen Projektor elektronischer Bilder (Video und Daten) Beamer (LaTeX), Teil der Layout Software LaTeX, die es möglich macht, Präsentationen zu erstellen Beamer ist der Familienname… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lisa Beamer — is the widow of Todd Beamer, a victim of the United Flight 93 crash as part of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. , Beamer s widow Lisa, along with co author Ken Abraham, wrote a book about Todd and her attempts to… …   Wikipedia

  • Let's roll — is a catchphrase that has been used extensively as a term to move and start an activity, attack, mission or project. For a period of time after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the phrase to some in the United States came to symbolize heroism,… …   Wikipedia

  • United Airlines Flight 93 — United 93 redirects here. For the movie, see United 93 (film). For the related made for TV movie, see Flight 93 (TV movie). United Airlines Flight 93 UA 93 s flight path on September 11, 2001 from Newark, New Jersey to Shanksville, Pennsylvania …   Wikipedia

  • Wheaton College (Illinois) — This article is about the college in Illinois. For the college of the same name in Massachusetts, see Wheaton College (Massachusetts). Wheaton College Motto Christo et Regno Ejus Motto in English For Christ and His Kingdom …   Wikipedia

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