Public is Invited to Flight 93 Advisory Commission Meeting July 28, 2012

Date: July 23, 2012
Contact: Jeff Reinbold, [phone]

Somerset, PA - A meeting of the Flight 93 Advisory Commission will be held on Saturday July 28, 2012 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The meeting is open to the public, and will be held at the Somerset offices of Flight 93 National Memorial: 109 W. Main Street, #104, Somerset, PA 15501. 

The purpose of the meeting is the review events and developments related to Flight 93 National Memorial since the previous meeting in May 2012. The meeting will include reports on communications, interpretive planning, land acquisition, memorial design, fundraising, and National Park service activities.   

Congress authorized the establishment of a federal commission to assist the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service with the formulation of plans for a permanent memorial to honor the passengers and crew of Flight 93. Phase 1 of construction is now complete and was dedicated on September 10, 2011. The permanent memorial is now open for visitation.

What:        Flight 93 Federal Advisory Commission Meeting
When:       Saturday July 28, 2012                        
                  10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Where:      Somerset office                        
                  109 W. Main Street, #104                        
                  Somerset, PA 15501 

Flight 93 National Memorial is located just north of Shanksville, PA. The entrance is located on US Route 30. Phase 1 of the memorial, the Memorial Plaza at the crash site is now open. For more information please call the memorial at [phone] or visit the memorial's website: www.nps.gov/flni  
                                                                      

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