Event Program

The Visitor Center overlooks the ceremonial Bells of Remembrance in the field below.

NPS Photo/ B. Torrey

 

Memorial Ceremony

September 11, 2023 at 9:50 AM

Welcome
Stephen M. Clark, Superintendent Flight 93 National Memorial

Pledge of Allegiance
Students, Shanksville-Stonycreek School District

Name Presentation
Jacob Miller, Shanksville-Stonycreek Alumni, Class of 2003

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
Joy Knepp, Art Teacher (ret.) Shanksville-Stonycreek School District

Jan Loney, Metalsmith, Shanksville-Stonycreek School Memorial Artist

Moment of Reflection and Conclusion
Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers Tree of Life Or L*Simcha Congregation, Pittsburgh, PA
*A private wreath-laying ceremony for family members of the passengers and crew will immediately follow the Moment of Remembrance

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