OldTigerCub
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I used to spend a lot of summer weekends in the Indian Lake area, and I have driven past there on numerous occasions more recently, but today I decided that I had to visit the Flight 93 crash site and memorial and see it first hand.
It was very easy to find, with very noticeable signs directing the way, and the drive felt very familiar...that was until I turned onto Skyline Drive. There is a sense of history, and loss, and reverence that comes over one when approaching the scene of such a tragedy, even though it has been almost seven years.
The temporary memorial was quite busy with visitors, but the parking lot was adequate, though unpaved, with plenty of room to park. As I got out of my car, there was a noticeable silence that seemed only to be cut by the flapping of several flags and the rumble of a few Harleys as their riders pulled in and out of the lot.
I was impressed by the attentiveness of the park rangers and "ambassadors" who were very receptive to questions about the crash, and who are all very knowledgable about the events that transpired. One of these "ambassadors" started to give a presentation about the history of 9-11 and Flight 93 in detail just as I was about to leave, though two very large tour busses arrived and postponed her speach as what appeared to be approximately 100 senior citizens disembarked and crossed the road to the memorial.
As I drove away down Skyline Drive, I could see the cabins back in the woods that had been hit by debris, and I got a glimpse of the pond where part of an engine had come to rest. I also saw the red barn, from Val McClatchey's photograph (I believe) as I made my way back toward Route 30.
Having been there and having seen how seriously the locals are about taking care of the site, and the dedication they have to helping people learn the true history behind UAL 93, I suddenly realized that the place, the event and the people involved will be remembered by the vast majority for what really happenned in the skies over PA that September morning, regardless of how the CTers, twoofers and revisionists try to mis-represent it or deny it.
I took a few pictures while I was there:
A bronze on granite monument with the names
of the passengers and crew.
The benches face the hallowed ground area,
and are where visitors congregate to
listen to presentations or just meditate.
The flag denotes the center area of the fence
in front of the impact point: hallowed ground.
Noone is allowed to go beyond
the fence except family members of
Flight 93 passengers and crew.
There are quite a few more shots that I took, all higher resolution, that can be found at my webpage: oldtigercub.com/flight93memorial for anyone who would like to see them.
It was very easy to find, with very noticeable signs directing the way, and the drive felt very familiar...that was until I turned onto Skyline Drive. There is a sense of history, and loss, and reverence that comes over one when approaching the scene of such a tragedy, even though it has been almost seven years.
The temporary memorial was quite busy with visitors, but the parking lot was adequate, though unpaved, with plenty of room to park. As I got out of my car, there was a noticeable silence that seemed only to be cut by the flapping of several flags and the rumble of a few Harleys as their riders pulled in and out of the lot.
I was impressed by the attentiveness of the park rangers and "ambassadors" who were very receptive to questions about the crash, and who are all very knowledgable about the events that transpired. One of these "ambassadors" started to give a presentation about the history of 9-11 and Flight 93 in detail just as I was about to leave, though two very large tour busses arrived and postponed her speach as what appeared to be approximately 100 senior citizens disembarked and crossed the road to the memorial.
As I drove away down Skyline Drive, I could see the cabins back in the woods that had been hit by debris, and I got a glimpse of the pond where part of an engine had come to rest. I also saw the red barn, from Val McClatchey's photograph (I believe) as I made my way back toward Route 30.
Having been there and having seen how seriously the locals are about taking care of the site, and the dedication they have to helping people learn the true history behind UAL 93, I suddenly realized that the place, the event and the people involved will be remembered by the vast majority for what really happenned in the skies over PA that September morning, regardless of how the CTers, twoofers and revisionists try to mis-represent it or deny it.
I took a few pictures while I was there:
A bronze on granite monument with the names
of the passengers and crew.
The benches face the hallowed ground area,
and are where visitors congregate to
listen to presentations or just meditate.
The flag denotes the center area of the fence
in front of the impact point: hallowed ground.
Noone is allowed to go beyond
the fence except family members of
Flight 93 passengers and crew.
There are quite a few more shots that I took, all higher resolution, that can be found at my webpage: oldtigercub.com/flight93memorial for anyone who would like to see them.
) Is the "star" east of the "crescent" anything like in the traditional symbol?