[applause] good morning. you may be seated. i am jon jarvis, director of national park service, and i am humbled to be here this morning for the families of the heroes of flight 93 to dedicate this memorial to your loved ones. today we also recognize those who made this memorial to the passengers and crew of flight 93 a reality. people from this community, from the state, and across the nation who share an unwavering commitment to make this field in shanksville, pennsylvania, an eternal tribute to those whose unselfish actions spared the lives of so many. thousands of people had made the journey to be here in this solemn place, and millions more are watching or listening to the ceremony. please, welcome you all. let me also welcome several of our distinguished guests. speaker of the house john boehner [applause] members of the congressional delegation who are here with us as well [applause] there are many state elected officials as well representing the state of penns
kelly: i m kelly wright. welcome to a special edition. thousands of gathers at this hour, with the dedication of a national memorial honoring four brave passengers and crew members of united flight 93 who sacrificed their lives fighting gack benz terrorists who were planning to slam their plane into a washington d.c. landmark, probably the u.s. capitol or the white house. let s go live to laura ingle at the ceremony which will be starting at any moment now, laura. good afternoon, patti ann, we have had a beautiful day as it turns out. didn t start out this way and we have some rain and awful lot of mud for folks trying to get to the ceremony, long lines of cars trying to get here, as you can see behind me, we ve got some of the family members and the special invited guests being seated right now as we wait for the dignataries to arrive, and secret service is all over the place, and of course, we have a long list of very special guests coming here today. vice-president j