Bush Watches Flight 93 Movie With Victims' RelativesPOSTED: 10:59 am EDT May 31,
2006 WASHINGTON -- Tears flowed in the White House theater on Tuesday night at the conclusion of "United 93," a movie about the plane that crashed in rural Somerset County, Pa., on Sept. 11, 2001."It was a very emotional night," said White House press secretary Tony Snow, who watched the movie with President George W. Bush and relatives of some of the 40 passengers and crew members portrayed in the film."It has a very powerful ending," Snow said on Wednesday. "It's dead silence as the credits roll, and you had sounds of quiet sobbing in the room."Flight 93 went down in a field in Shanksville, killing everyone aboard.The film focuses on efforts by passengers and crew members to take control of the plane back from the terrorists.Bush has called the people on the flight heroes, and he invited members of their families to watch "United 93" at the White House family theater. Related Links: More Somerset County News Previous Stories:
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