"Let's roll" is a colloquialism that has been used extensively as a command to move and start an activity, attack, mission or project. They were the last recorded words of passenger Todd Beamer on board United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks in 2001, before he and other passengers attempted to storm the cockpit and retake the plane from the hijackers. The slogan subsequently became a battle cry for American forces during the war on terror.
Memorial inscription of "Let's Roll" in Westborough, Massachusetts, in memory of United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks in 2001.
Todd Beamer's name on Panel S-68 of the National September 11 Memorial's South Pool.
Sailors and Marines onboard USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3) spelling out the quote "Let's Roll".
Pro-trade union protester during the 2011 Wisconsin protests holds a sign with the phrase
Todd Morgan Beamer was an American passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked and crashed as part of the September 11 attacks in 2001. He was one of the passengers who attempted to regain control of the aircraft from the hijackers. During the struggle, the Boeing 757 lost control and crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing everyone on board, but saving the hijackers' intended target and additional victims.
Beamer in 2000
An American flag now flies over Gate 17 of Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport, departure gate of United 93.
Flight 93 crash site
Beamer's name is located on Panel S-68 of the National September 11 Memorial's South Pool, along with those of other passengers of Flight 93.
