"Ride With the 40" honors fallen United Flight 93 heroes to celebrate 10th anniversary

Courtesy ridewiththe40.org

San Francisco - Friends and Family members of United Flight 93 left San Francisco today to begin a cross country motorcycle ride to pay tribute to the brave men and women who took a stand against terrorists on the United Airlines flight that crashed in Shenksville, PA. 

Members of "Ride With the 40" left the San Francisco International Airport this morning, departing on a 10-day journey that will lead them from coast to coast. 

"We will start by leaving San Fransisco International Airport," the organization posted on their website.  "We will point our motorcycles east and ride every mile across this great country and arrive at the permanent National Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, PA on September 11, on or near the final moments of United Flight 93. We know this is not going to be an easy Journey, but to us, we know that the passengers and crew will be riding right along with us."

The group hopes to raise $250,000 for the memorial of United Flight 93, with all of the funds raised to go directly to the memorial.  In addition to the fund-raising, the organization hopes to bring awareness of the "heroic actions and character of the Heroes of United Flight 93" to Americans who were born after September 11, 2001 as well as to remind others of the stand those brave people made. 

For more information, a ride itinerary, or to donate funds, visit the groups website at ridewiththe40.org.