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Ceremony set for Sept. 11 in Shanksville, Pa.
First Lady Michelle Obama and former First Lady Laura W. Bush will give the key addresses at a ceremony being held at the future site of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa. on Sept. 11.
The ceremony will honor the 40 passengers and crew of United Flight 93, along with all of those lost on Sept. 11, 2001, including over 700 New Jerseyans.
Flight 93 crashed into a field near Shanksville in southwestern Pennsylvania after the passengers and crew fought back against terrorists attempting to crash the plane into the Capitol Building in Washington. Fundraising is underway to complete the memorial which is under construction and set for dedication on Sept. 11, 2011.
"We are deeply honored to welcome First Lady Michelle Obama, Mrs. Laura Bush and all of our guests to this important event," Neil Mulholland, president and CEO of the National Park Foundation. "Their show of support honors the lives and memories of these 40 heroes and everyone we lost on September 11th, and serves as a valuable reminder of how important this memorial is to preserve and share their story."
Obama and Bush will be joined by U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell.
The ceremony will be held at the Western Overlook at the future site of Flight 93 National Memorial. In 2001, the Western Overlook was the location of the investigative command post for Flight 93 and was the point from which the families of the passengers and crew first observed the crash site. It was also where the media reported on the crash and provided the public with the first images from the crash scene. It is the site of the temporary memorial while the Flight 93 National Memorial is under construction.
On Sept. 24, 2002, Congress passed the Flight 93 National Memorial Act. The act created a new national park unit to commemorate the passengers and crew. For more information on the memorial, cvisit: www.honorflight93.org
— TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
