Event Brief
LA family recalls comfort note from Flight 77
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: In San Gabriel, relatives of Dora Menchaca shared how a handwritten message she wrote on Sept. 11, 2001, on a Marriott notepad, still brings comfort 25 years later. Menchaca’s brother said he learned Dora was on doomed American Airlines Flight 77 after a call while he was at work in downtown Los Angeles.
WHO: Dora Menchaca; her husband; brother John Menchaca; NBC4 reporter Brittany Hope
WHAT: A family shared a decades-old handwritten note left by a Flight 77 passenger that continues to provide comfort after the 9/11 attack.
WHEN: Sep 11, 2026 at 8:19 AM ET
WHERE: San Gabriel, CA
WHY: The note was written by Dora Menchaca on Sept. 11, 2001, during the 9/11 hijacking of American Airlines Flight 77, and has remained a lasting source of comfort for her family.
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