The Flight 93 National Memorial; "A common field one day. A field of honor forever". This was a stop on a visit with old Army buddy in Pennsylvania. The story is a 911 story, a story of hero's.
Flight 93 was one of the 4 aircraft that was hijacked on September 11, 2001. As we all know 2 were flown into the World Trade Center in New York and the other into the Pentagon in Washington DC, killing over 3000 people. This Aircraft was hijacked and was headed towards the US Capitol Building, it's intended target.
The passengers on this day decided they weren't going to die without a fight, so they tried to take the aircraft back. During the struggle, the hijackers crashed the plane into a field in southwestern Pennsylvania. Although they didn't save their own lives they saved the lives of hundreds if not thousands, at it's intended target in Washington DC.
This memorial is an awesome place, huge compared to other memorials that I have visited. In total 2200 acres. They have planted 40 groves of trees. One for each passenger and crew that died on that fateful flight. The groves of trees are arranged in a 2 miles semicircle from the memorial wall to the visitor center overlooking the complete memorial site. The site an unforgettable experience.
It was a solemn visit to a great new memorial; both Bob and me, are retired Army Warrant Officers who are proud of our service. At the memorial, we met another in our band of brothers. This old crusty warrant was now working at the memorial yet again serving his country in an honored way.
Robert Franz still making the Warrant Officer Corps Proud. It was fun to relive our experiences of both serving in the 82nd Airborne. He said it is an honor to be working here at the memorial. I can only imagine.
The Flight 93 National Memorial; "A common field one day. A field of honor forever". This was a stop on a visit with old Army buddy in Pennsylvania. The story is a 911 story, a story of hero's. 
Flight 93 was one of the 4 aircraft that was hijacked on September 11, 2001. As we all know 2 were flown into the World Trade Center in New York and the other into the Pentagon in Washington DC, killing over 3000 people. This Aircraft was hijacked and was headed towards the US Capitol Building, it's intended target.
The passengers on this day decided they weren't going to die without a fight, so they tried to take the aircraft back. During the struggle, the hijackers crashed the plane into a field in southwestern Pennsylvania. Although they didn't save their own lives they saved the lives of hundreds if not thousands, at it's intended target in Washington DC.
This memorial is an awesome place, huge compared to other memorials that I have visited. In total 2200 acres. They have planted 40 groves of trees. One for each passenger and crew that died on that fateful flight. The groves of trees are arranged in a 2 miles semicircle from the memorial wall to the visitor center overlooking the complete memorial site. The site an unforgettable experience. 
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