Flight 93, Dave Kupiecki on his friend, Mark Bingham, Summary and Analysis

Dave and Mark met at Berkley where Mark played on the rugby team. Mark was an outstanding rugby player, but he was not conceited about it. Dave remembered Mark as a strong, brave and outgoing guy who never would have shied away from conflict. Dave did not know what happened on Flight 93, but felt sure that Mark was in the middle of the confrontation between the passengers and the hijackers. Dave felt that Mark learned from sports not to hold a grudge, stemming from rough games in which Mark would often make apologies afterward.

Mark Bingham was a passenger on board Flight 93, which crashed on September 11, 2001, before it could damage either the Pentagon or the White House. Dave Kupiecki remembered his friend as strong and brave, and...