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| Mourners Praise Heroes Of Flight 93 |
| 2005-09-13 |
| Volunteers on Sunday slowly read the names of each of the 40 passengers and crew aboard hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 as peals from two bells marked the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Calvin Wilson, whose brother-in-law, copilot LeRoy Homer Jr., was killed, thanked the community for embracing victims' families. "This is always tough, but I'll do it every year," said Wilson, speaking through tears as he addressed the crowd of 1,000 people, which included U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. United Flight 93 was en route from Newark, N.J., to San Francisco. The official 9/11 Commission report said the hijackers crashed the plane as passengers tried to take control of the cockpit. Officials think the hijackers had targeted either the White House or the U.S. Capitol. Ridge praised those who died, saying their actions saved others. "The passengers and crew are an emblem of America's great glory: freedom and patriotism demonstrated at its highest regard," Ridge said. "Here upon this field of honor, lives were saved and heroes were made." The Flight 93 Advisory Commission on Wednesday announced the winner of a design competition for a memorial at the 2,000-acre site. The "Crescent of Embrace" memorial, created by a team of designers led by Paul Murdoch Architects of Los Angeles, will feature a chapel with 40 metallic wind chimes symbolizing each victim. The design must be approved by the director of the National Park Service and the secretary of the Interior. Officials hope to raise about $30 million for the memorial. Pennsylvania has donated more than $10 million. Just a nice, classy story about sane people putting up a memorial, unlike the mess in NYC. I didn't get a chance to check in on Sunday, so I want to take a second and thank Fred and all my Rantburg friends for keeping the WoT in perspective. This site is THE most comprehensive clearinghouse site for WoT news and I thank each and every one of you for that. Take care all. |
| Posted by:Chris W. |
| #1 Lovely. I hope the chimes are properly tuned, just as the victors of flight 93 were in tune with one another at the end. Never forgive. Never forget. Never retreat. "Let's roll," the man said, and we've been rolling ever since. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-09-13 12:43 |