This weekend I headed out to Summerset to celebrate my best friend’s 27 years of life. During our weekend celebrations, which included snowboarding, food, jello shots, food, Blue Moon cupcakes, more food, board games and even MORE food, we also stopped by the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, PA.I think until you visit the memorial in person, the media clips, the articles, the photos, do not do it justice. The memorial is special – simple, but includes many elements. It is a quiet place for those to come and reflect and honor the heroes of Flight 93.
We talk about it every year on September 11 – the everyday heroes from that flight. They were courageous, proud, and did what they knew they had to do. You think about all of this when visiting the memorial.
Those 40 passengers and crew members, their families, THAT day – it is all encompassed by a marble wall in the middle of a field, in the middle of nowhere. Most of the passengers were from California or New Jersey, some from other countries. But their final resting place lies in these flatlands in western PA. It was surreal. Eight acres of what the coroner claimed as the crime scene is now and forever will be the marker to one of the most horrific events in American history.
If you have time some weekend, visit the memorial -- any of the memorials. I really gained a new appreciation for the heroes of that day.
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