Nicole Carol Miller was a 21-year-old college student whose life became a symbol of extraordinary courage during one of America’s darkest chapters. She was a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.
#Who Was Nicole Carol Miller?
Nicole was a Dean's List student at West Valley College in Saratoga, California. Known for her vibrant personality and athleticism, she was a dedicated worker who balanced her studies with a job at a local fitness center.
On the morning of September 11, she was flying back home to San Jose after a trip to the East Coast. She was a young woman with a promising future a daughter, a sister, and a friend who happened to be on a flight that would change history.
#What made her an hero?
Nicole is honored as a hero because of the collective, defiant stand she and her fellow passengers took against the four terrorists who hijacked their plane.
The Counterattack: After learning through phone calls to loved ones that other planes had been flown into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the passengers realized their aircraft was being used as a guided missile.
Preventing Further Tragedy: Flight 93 was the only hijacked plane that failed to reach its intended target, widely believed to be the U.S. Capitol or the White House. Nicole, along with the other passengers and crew, voted to fight back.
The Ultimate Sacrifice: Their struggle forced the hijackers to crash the plane in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at 10:03 AM. By choosing to resist, Nicole and her fellow passengers sacrificed their lives to save countless others on the ground in Washington, D.C.