September 11: Remembering Mark Bingham

by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 11, 2011 8:42 AM PDT in General

Today is September 11th, where one of the finest individuals ever to suit up in the Blue and Gold gave his life in the service of others. CGB remembers (and has remembered; thanks carp) the memory of Cal rugby athlete Mark Bingham as best as we possibly can. Catch up on everything Mark Bingham at a site dedicated in his memory.

Let's also take a look at this upcoming movie about Bingham and his mother, and how she's tried her best to honor his memory by stepping up for same-sex rugby (the Bingham Cup will be taking place next year in Manchester) and same-sex rights. Click here to donate to the film's progression, which is trying to raise $75k before September 30th to ensure a national broadcast.

The trailer is below. It certainly looks like a story worth telling to the rest of the country.

Read other tributes, recollections and articles from Mike Silver (and another piece from him here), Rick Reilly of ESPN, the official remembrance from Cal Athletics, Sheila Sanchez of the Los Gatos Patch, Yahoo, Julia Sulek of the San Jose Mercury News, Ailene Voisin of the Sacramento Bee, Eric Poole, and Gabriel Baumgaertner of the Daily Cal.

Go Mark. Go Bears.

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Hoo... getting a little dusty in here.

"The Bear will not quit, the Bear will not die." -Joe Kapp

by Whohah on Sep 11, 2011 1:26 PM PDT reply actions

True hero

Mark Bingham and his buddies on Flight 93 were the true heroes of the 9/11 tragedy. Why? Because they were just ordinary Americans who showed each and every one of us that you can overcome fear and react to a bad situation. Yes, the police and firefighters in NYC were heroic in their own right, but not only are they trained to act as they did, but that’s what they got paid to do: protect life and property.

Just remember, if you are ever on an airplane and it is hijacked, you are not going to Cuba anymore. You’re probably “going down,” so you have to take on the hijackers, as Mark Bingham did on 9/11. He showed us “the way.”

by manus on Sep 11, 2011 6:47 PM PDT reply actions

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