Let's Roll!: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage by Lisa Beamer, Ken Abraham

Lisa Beamer was thrust into the national spotlight after her husband, Todd, led a counterattack against terrorists on United Flight 93. He―and all the other passenger heroes―lost their lives in a Pennsylvania field. But that plane was the only one of the four hijacked planes on 9-11 that didn't hit its target―most likely the White House or the Capitol. Todd's last known words, “Let's roll!” have become a rallying cry for the entire American nation to move ahead in hope, courage, and faith, despite today's troubled times, and to live real life...right now.

Paperback, 350 pages

 Audiobook 8 hours, 2 minutes

Published August 1, 2002

 by Living Books

3/5 stars

This was an audiobook for me, coming in around eight hours in length.

Lisa Beamer's world was turned upside down on September 11, 2001 when her husband Todd was a passenger on United flight 93. That was the flight that crashed into a Pennsylvania field.  Left with two small children and another on the way she shares her story.

I’m glad I went with the audiobook, it was told from her point of view, it was like she was telling her story which is exactly what it was. Most of the book deals with their life, their history, how they met, marriage, friends and family. Todd was one of the lucky ones who was able to make a phone call while on that doomed flight which brought out his courage, faith and sacrifice (by all on that flight) that was made.

There are things I struggled with in terms of grief, and I know everyone handles it differently. However, given the tragic way Todd and many others lost their lives that day, I struggled with how Lisa was able to give interviews and go on TV shows. I suppose it could be that maybe I couldn't imagine myself doing that so close to these events.

Let's Roll is ultimately a testament of faith, hope and the knowledge that one day Lisa and Todd will be reunited again.

This audiobook was obtained through my local library via Hoopla.