From Shanksville, Pa., the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's coverage of the Flight 93 National Memorial dedication and Sept. 11, 2001, anniversary ceremonies.
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Ann Ladik, of West Mifflin, got emotional when she first saw the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville. "It should affect any American like this," she said.
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Sarah McLachlan performed two songs – "I Will Remember You" and "Angel" – at the dedication of the Flight 93 National Memorial.
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A homemade sign offered a message to the Flight 93 families who were at the ceremonies on Sept. 11.
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Families of the Flight 93 victims gathered at a boulder that marks the actual site where the plane struck the ground.
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From left, former First Lady Laura Bush and former President George Bush; former President Bill Clinton; and Vice President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden.
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A visitor to the Flight 93 National Memorial's Wall of Names paused briefly to touch each of the names.
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Somerset County Coroner Wally Miller, center, is overcome with emotion after being recognized during a ceremony. With him is the Rev. Paul Britton, left, and the Rev. Robert Way.
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President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama stand for a moment of silence after laying a wreath at the Wall of Names.
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Following the Flight 93 National Memorial dedication, volunteers lit thousands of candles to represent the victims in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
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Birds fly in the distance as the sun rises this morning over the Flight 93 National Memorial on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
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United Airlines employees were invited to the Flight 93 National Memorial Dedication.
SEPT. 10, 2011
FLIGHT 93 NATIONAL MEMORIAL DEDICATION
It brought together a remarkable gathering of people associated with Sept. 11, 2001, including two former presidents, the current vice president, families of the passengers, as well as more than 4,000 others.
10 years after the attacks, Americans are in many ways more withdrawn yet also more cognizant of what happens beyond our borders.
For the victims' families, the Rev. Joseph McCaffrey has been a beacon of hope and comfort to those looking for answers when there were none.
Among the hundreds of volunteers who lit candles were dozens of flight attendants who were there to honor their colleagues.
Key moments of the attacks on New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville.
SEPT. 11, 2011
THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TERROR ATTACKS
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama let their actions do the talking. They laid a wreath at the Wall of Names, joining 5,000 people in honoring the crew and passengers who were aboard Flight 93.
For some who were among the first to arrive at the Somerset County crash site in 2001, the emotions are still too vivid a decade later.
A gathering at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum in Oakland remembered the 274 Pennsylvanians who have lost their lives in the battle against terrorism since 2001.
A private service will be held in Shanksville for the interment of remains that were never identified.
News and notes from the Flight 93 ceremonies in Shanksville.
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9/11 ... then and now – stories that look at the impact of the terror attacks some 10 years later. Includes a link to the Post-Gazette's special edition of Sept. 11, 2001.
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SEPT. 10, 2011
The Flight 93 National Memorial is dedicated,
and the Wall of Names
is unveiled.
SEPT. 11, 2011
The nation pauses to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
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See Post-Gazette photographer Steve Mellon's 360-degree interactive panoramic images from the Flight 93 National Memorial.
First published on September 19, 2011 at 1:24 pm