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Those on board had not just died; they had all but disappeared. First responders found a crater marked by the ghostly imprint of airplane wings, at the edge of a smoking, sizzling forest of hemlock. The logistical challenges of investigating the crash of Flight 93 were materially different from those in New York and Washington, D.
In Shanksville, there was no collapsed structure or rubble. In a rural area, it was harder to get supplies that were more readily available in cities, especially now that flights were grounded. Working with locals, investigators found a way to get Tyvek suits, twenty wheelbarrows, recycling bins, kiddie swimming pools for disinfecting rubber boots , allergy pills, hundreds of tubes of lip balm, stainless-steel tables, tents, and refrigerated trailers.
They had to pave a path to the crater, and build sifting screens. Much of the emotionally and physically demanding work fell to those who lived and worked in Somerset County—excavators, pastors, hospital staff. The coroner deputized undertakers so that they could help process human remains at a temporary morgue.
A local plumber ran cold-water lines to the facility, allowing for four extra wash sinks. Glenn Kashurba, a local psychiatrist and Red Cross volunteer, collected oral histories, which he published. I closed my eyes, and I would see whatever I saw that day. All forty passengers and crew members were identified by DNA, dental records, or fingerprints.
The F. The coroner ordered the crater backfilled, layered with topsoil, and seeded with a mixture of wildflowers and grass. Federal authorities and the Flight 93 families spent years planning a memorial that encompassed the crater, meadows, and forest.
Paul Murdoch Architects, of Los Angeles, won a design contest for the memorial. Gently, yet publicly, other Flight 93 families condemned these views. Such hate. In Pennsylvania, the landscape itself is the softener.
The site of the Flight 93 National Memorial consists of twenty-two hundred acres, much of which is open to the public. The rebirth of the onetime strip mine provided a useful metaphor for healing. Today, the overwhelming majority of the area is lush with wildflower meadows and native grasses. Visitors arrive on U. Because of the quick and determined actions of the passengers and crew, Flight 93 was the only one of the four hijacked aircraft that failed to reach the terrorists' intended target that day.
The passengers and crew showed unity, courage, and defiance in the face of adversity. Sponsored by the Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial. Box Shanksville , PA Explore This Park. Flight 93 National Memorial Pennsylvania. Info Alerts Maps Calendar. Alerts In Effect Dismiss.
Dismiss View all alerts. The Flight 93 Story On the morning of September 11, , al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners in a strategically planned attack against the United States. It began as just an ordinary day Get out of here! Visit our keyboard shortcuts docs for details Duration: 2 minutes, 27 seconds On September 11, , D. Quick and determined actions Last updated: September 23, Contact the Park Mailing Address: P.
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