Ground broken for permanent Flight 93 memorial

Bravo Zulu

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Sat Nov-07-09 06:45 PM
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Ground broken for permanent Flight 93 memorial

Shanksville, Pa. -- Under a brilliant midday sun, a simple ceremony today marked the groundbreaking for a permanent national memorial on the site where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001, killing everyone aboard.

"In honor of the 40 American heroes who gave there lives here -- Let's roll!" said U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as he dug a silver shovel into a mound of dirt.

He echoed the famous words of Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer before passengers and crewmembers attempted to retake the plane from terrorists.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011710-455.stm#ixzz0WDj0jKQ0

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lib2DaBone

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Sat Nov-07-09 06:56 PM
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1. But how do they know Flight 93 even crashed there?

.. as I recall.. there were no bodies.. no wreckage.. no luggage... just a hole in the ground?

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blues90

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Sat Nov-07-09 08:02 PM
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2. They don't know . nt

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Ohio Joe

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Sat Nov-07-09 08:11 PM
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3. I guess you have a pretty crappy memory then - nt

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Sat Nov-07-09 09:07 PM
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5. ..Is that it? No shoes.. no luggage..no Debris... a few parts scattered around?

We did a haunted house at halloween for our United Way.. we did way better than this...

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Bravo Zulu

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Sat Nov-07-09 08:24 PM
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4. The wreckage.

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lib2DaBone

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Sat Nov-07-09 09:09 PM
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6. Well that proves it.. case closed.. now on to Lockerbie...

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Historic NY

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Sat Nov-07-09 09:50 PM
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7. I've been there. The place is an old sand & gravel mine.....

Edited on Sat Nov-07-09 10:15 PM by Historic NY

looks like a big bowl you can just see where it went straight into the ground.It reminded me a lot like the Everglades crash.

http://wtc7lies.googlepages.com/flight93page1

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