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Visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial walk the path to the âTower of Voices,â on
Saturday in Shanksville. The organization âFriends of Flight 93â is creating a new annual award that aims to reward selfless acts of heroism.
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HARRISBURG Serene, stark and seemingly in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania, the National Park Service memorial to the people who died on United Airlines Flight 93 is hard to find on a map as the Sept, 11, 2001, terrorist attack itself slips
deeper into the nation’s
collective memory.
And even schools that do teach about the day may only bring it up only on the anniversary, rather than as a point in a long arc of history and a turning point that left the U.S. irrevocably changed, 20 years later.
May 11, 2021
The sun shines through the Tower of Voices at the Flight 93 National Memorial, Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Shanksville, Pa. The tower containing 40 wind chimes honors the 40 people that died in the crash of Flight 93 in the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Serene, stark and seemingly in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania, the National Park Service memorial to the people who died on United Airlines Flight 93 is hard to find on a map as the Sept, 11, 2001, terrorist attack itself slips deeper into the nation’s collective memory.
And even schools that do teach about the day may only bring it up only on the anniversary, rather than as a point in a long arc of history and a turning point that left the U.S. irrevocably changed, 20 years later.
20th Anniversary of 9/11 Inspires Search for Selfless Heroes Across America
First Annual Flight 93 Heroes Award To Recognize Acts of Extraordinary Courage Embodied by Passengers and Crew Members of Flight 93
Nominations Now Open: Visit www.Flight93Friends.org
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SOMERSET, Pa., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Inspired by the approaching 20
th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, and in memory of the heroism displayed by the passengers and crew members of Flight 93 in the skies over Shanksville, Pa., the Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial today invites nominations for the First Annual
Flight 93 Heroes Award.
This national award will be presented each year to individuals who have demonstrated remarkable acts of selfless courage in their community, anywhere in the United States.
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To promote the legacy of the crew and passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed in Somerset County fighting terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001, the national memorial support organization Monday announced a heroism award to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Donna Gibson, president of the Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial, said the award was inspired by the approaching anniversary and in memory of the heroism displayed by the passengers and crew members of Flight 93 in the skies over Shanksville.