The Visitor Center overlooks the ceremonial Bells of Remembrance in the field below.
NPS Photo/ B. Torrey
Memorial Ceremony
September 11, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Welcome
TBD
Pledge of Allegiance
TBD
Name Presentation
TBD
Christian Adams
Wanda Anita Green*
Lorraine G. Bay*
Donald Freeman Greene
Todd M. Beamer
Linda Gronlund
Alan Anthony Beaven
Richard J. Guadagno
Mark Bingham
First Officer LeRoy Homer*
Deora Frances Bodley
Toshiya Kuge
Sandy Waugh Bradshaw*
CeeCee Ross Lyles*
Marion R. Britton
Hilda Marcin
Thomas E. Burnett, Jr.
Waleska Martinez
William Joseph Cashman
Nicole Carol Miller
Georgine Rose Corrigan
Louis J. Nacke II
Patricia Cushing
Donald Arthur Peterson
Captain Jason M. Dahl*
Jean Hoadley Peterson
Joseph DeLuca
Mark David Rothenberg
Patrick Joseph Driscoll
Christine Ann Snyder
Edward Porter Felt
John Talignani
Jane C. Folger
Honor Elizabeth Wainio
Colleen L. Fraser
Deborah Jacobs Welsh*
Andrew (Sonny) Garcia
Jeremy Logan Glick
Kristin Osterholm White Gould
Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas
& Unborn Child
* Denotes crew members
Bells of Remembrance
TBD
Moment of Reflection and Conclusion
TBD
Wreath Laying
A public wreath-laying ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. on the Memorial Plaza near the Wall of Names.
The boulder on the crash site at Flight 93.
NPS Photo - C. Claycomb
THE PREAMBLE
A Common Field One Day.
A Field Of Honor Forever.
May all who visit this place remember the collective acts of courage and sacrifice of the passengers and crew, revere this hallowed ground as the final resting place of those heroes, and reflect on the power of individuals who choose to make a difference.
The Allee - The Memorial Groves, 40 groves of 40 trees for each passenger and crew member.
NPS/ C.Claycomb
Flight 93 National Memorial Expression
Timeless in simplicity and beauty,
like its landscape, both stark and serene,
the Memorial should be quiet in reverence,
yet powerful in form, a place both solemn and uplifting.
It should instill pride, and humility.
The Memorial should offer intimate experience,
yet be heroic in scale. Its strong framework
should be open to natural change and allow
freedom of personal interpretation.
We want to restore life here,
to heal the land, and nourish our souls.
In this place, a scrap yard will become a gateway
and a strip mine will grow into a flowering meadow.
But more than restoring health,
the Memorial should be radiant,
in loving memory of the passengers and crew
who gave their lives on Flight 93.
POEM BY PAUL MURDOCH
Special Thanks
Friends of Flight 93
National Park Service Volunteers-in-Parks
