Good morning and welcome to flight 93 National Memorial. My name is stephen clark, and i have the high honor of serving as the superintendent of flight 93 National Memorial, one of of over 400 sites within the National Park system. The National Park service is honored and deeply humbled to serve as the steward of this moving memorial dedicated in memory of 40 amazing heroes. On this day 18 years ago the passengers and crew members of flight 93 bonded together and prevented their hijacked airplane from reaching its intended target, washington, d. C. , a mere 18 minutes flying time from this very location. Unquestionably they sacrificed their own lives to save so many. Ever since that moment these special people have always been remembered as heroes. Not just to americans, but also many around the world. Extraordinary citizens who showed incredible strength and resilience under extraordinary circumstances. Id like to take a moment to acknowledge the many dignitaries and representatives i
Pennsylvania. [ instrumentals playing ] [ instrumentals playing ] [ instrumentals playing ] [ instrumentals playing ] [ instrumentals playing ] [ instrumentals playing ] ladies and gentlemen, at this time we ask that you silence all personal devices and please take your seats. Good morning and welcome. My name is steven clark and i have the honor as semrving as te superintendent of the paragraph service located here in beautiful western pennsylvania including flight 93 national mem mep. We come today to honor the heros of flight 93 who in the skies over this field gave their lives in order to thwart an attack on our nations capital. Id like to take a moment to acknowledge the many dignitiries in attendance today. First id like to recognize the president of the families of flight 93, gordon felt and all of the family members in attendance this morning. The United States Vice President mike pence and his wife second lady karen pence. Pennsylvania governor, tom wolf. Secretary of the inte