Reply #12: Alice Hoagland is the mother of Flight 93 passenger Mark Bingham...

[Dennis Donovan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Bingham

Death

Bingham was among the passengers who attempted to storm the cockpit of Flight 93 to try to prevent members of Al Qaeda, a terrorist organization, from using the plane to kill hundreds or thousands of additional victims as a part of the 9/11 attacks on the United States. He made a brief airphone call to his mother, Alice Hoagland (formerly spelled "Hoglan"), shortly before the plane went down. Hoagland, a former flight attendant with United Airlines, later left a voice mail message on his cell phone, instructing Bingham to reclaim the aircraft after it became apparent that Flight 93 was to be used in a suicide mission.

Bingham was survived by his boyfriend of six years, Paul Holm, who said this was not the first time Bingham had risked his life to protect the lives of others.<5><6> He had twice successfully protected Holm from attempted muggings, one at gunpoint.<6> Holm describes Bingham as a brave, competitive man, saying, "He hated to lose — at anything."<6> He was even known to proudly display a scar he received after being gored at the running of the bulls in Pamplona.<6>

Quote by Mark Bingham: "We have the chance to be role models for other gay folks who wanted to play sports, but never felt good enough or strong enough."<7>

"This is a great opportunity to change a lot of people's minds, and to reach a group that might never have had to know or hear about gay people. Let's go make some new friends... and win a few games."<2>