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Visitors attend 'first view' of a sacred space at Flight 93 National Memorial
The Daily American via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSHANKSVILLE —Two days before the 22nd commemoration of Sept. 11, 2001, a "first view" site opened to...
9/11 Trail hiker stops in Shanksville, at Flight 93 memorial on anniversary
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 12—SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — Dressed in a rain jacket and hiking pants, Kevin Wilson stood in awe at Flight 93 National Memorial on Sunday. It was the first time the Arizona resident had ever ...
Area, park to mark Flight 93 crash anniversary; Emhoff to place wreath
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 9—SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — Visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial over the coming days will be able to get a fresh look at the onetime crash site from the spot Flight 93 families first stood ...
Yonke: Flight 93 memorial honors ordinary citizens who became heroes
Mansfield News Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSHANKSVILLE, Pa. - Serene. Somber. Silent. The hushed reverence inside the National Park Service’s...
Fourth annual Tour de Trail rides through Flight 93 memorial
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 24—SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — Rick Marafino took a minute to collect himself in the overflow parking lot at the Flight 93 Memorial National Memorial site on Saturday. He'd just biked around 13 ...
Teachers offer praise for new 9/11 teaching program
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 9—SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — Twenty years ago when the Flight 93 National Memorial site was a temporary monument to the victims of the United Airlines plane that crashed there on Sept. 11, 2001 ...
'A special place': Flight 93 families lead walk to highlight overlook project
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 11—SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — Tributes to Louis "Joey" Nacke fill the grounds of Flight 93 National Memorial, as they also do for the rest of the 40 men and women remembered as heroes at the site ...
Maryland choir to perform at Flight 93 National Memorial on 9/11 anniversary
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 5—SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — A Maryland choir will perform a musical tribute, "September Morning," on the 21st anniversary of the United Airlines Flight 93 crash at its namesake memorial site near ...
Heroes walk dedicates Flight 93 overlook, launches new efforts
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 11—SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — Standing in the newly enhanced Western Overlook on Saturday at Flight 93 National Memorial, Ken Nacke remembered his first visit to the very spot, just above the Flight ...
Virginia teens, local groups volunteer to plant trees at Flight 93 memorial
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApr. 27—SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — Volunteers from 11 groups began planting trees and shrubs Friday at Flight 93 National Memorial for the annual Day of Caring. Local groups invited teenagers from the ...