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The Bert Show

Full Show PT 2: Tuesday, September 9

The Bert Show

The Bert Show

News, Comedy, Entertainment News, Society & Culture

4.14.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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0:00.0

Listen, it's The Bird Show.

0:01.9

It was the biggest challenge the Birch Show has ever taken on, being nice for 100 straight days.

0:08.4

It can be done.

0:09.9

It can be done.

0:11.5

And we are proving it because today is Day 100.

0:14.5

The Birch Show's 100 days of Good Good Morning.

0:19.5

Heather, you are on the Birch Show. How can we help you out?

0:22.5

Good morning. Thank you guys for having me. I'm a long-time listener and I love you guys, so I really appreciate this.

0:28.8

Thank you. I wrote in on behalf of my sister, Melody Homer. On September 11, 2001, my sister lost her, has been first officer,

0:40.1

Leroy W. Homer Jr. He was actually the pilot on Flight 93, the one that crashed in

0:46.2

Shanksville and never made it to its target. Oh, wow. As you can imagine, it was a devastating time

0:52.2

for our family and especially for my sister.

0:56.6

She wanted to, Leroy was amazing.

0:59.2

He was a great brother-in-law, and she was trying to think of some way to just honor his memory

1:05.6

and ensure that no one forgot him and his sacrifice.

1:10.3

So in 2002, she started a foundation in his honor called the Leroy W. Homer Jr. Foundation.

1:16.6

And what the foundation does is it gives out scholarships to young men and women between the ages of 16 and 23.

1:25.6

And it helps them to get their private pilot license and since 2002 they've

1:32.6

given out almost 40 scholarships and we just want to raise more awareness you know of the foundation

1:38.7

and also encourage young men and women to apply for the scholarship all right so Heather we Heather, we have your sister, Melody, on the line.

1:47.5

Melody, I went to Leroy W. Homer, jr.jr.org, and I was reading the beautiful story about how

1:56.5

you and Leroy met, and I would love for you to share that with the listeners because I think

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