I think the thought here is, if they were or where not heros, and no disrespect to the people on board, but whether the plane was shot down or whether those passengers where heros, the way I look at it, How many people were onboard that plane? 70- to 90? How many people are in the White House and how many lives did it save by this plane going down? If the White House was hit, would our government been able to recover? I think we are all missing the point here. I read last night on CNN's site, that the voice box was recovered and the evidence suggested that the passenger's were very aware of the other planes having used to destroy the World Trade Center, and it is suggested that the passenger's made an attempt to do something about it. This was based on a conversation by one of the passengers moments before they went down. Also they so said, had a recording with one of the Hijackers telling someone to "get out of here", in a demanding tone from the cockpit. I mean either way, let's look at the long term effects, was it justified to shoot down this plane?