Statue near DFW to honor crews that died Sept. 11One of the organizers of the memorial, American Airlines flight attendant Valerie Thompson, said the project is designed to honor crew members whose efforts to stop the hijackers and alert authorities she believes have been mostly overlooked. Memorial to 33 who were killed in the attacks will be unveiled on July 4 near DFW Airport Associated Press GRAPEVINE — A memorial to pilots and flight attendants who died in the 9/11 attacks is taking shape in the flight path of DFW Airport. The 18-foot-high bronze work will depict two pilots, two flight attendants and a young passenger. Thirty-three crew members were killed when terrorists hijacked and crashed two American Airlines flights and two United Airlines flights on Sept. 11, 2001. One of the organizers of the memorial, American Airlines flight attendant Valerie Thompson, said the project is designed to honor crew members whose efforts to stop the hijackers and alert authorities she believes have been mostly overlooked. "They were the very first responders in the day of 9/11," Thompson said Friday. "Those were our heroes." The memorial is at the intersection of two major streets in Grapevine, home to many airline employees stationed at nearby Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The memorial will be dedicated July 4 at a ceremony that organizers say will include families of the dead crew members. BigJetCity.com |