Widow Takes Flight Against Fear

The pregnant widow of a passenger who fought back against hijackers on Sept. 11 boarded the same Newark-to-San Francisco flight Friday to make a statement against fear.

Lisa Beamer was flying on United's newly renamed Flight 81 from Newark International Airport, heading to San Francisco, to meet some of the business associates her husband was on his way to visit.

``I want to show people it's safe to get back on an airplane,'' Lisa Beamer said shortly before she boarded. ``We can't let ourselves be held captive by terrorism.''

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