Flight 93

Clinton, Bush, Boehner Joining Up For Good Cause

AP | Posted 04.30.2012

PITTSBURGH -- The National Park Foundation says two former presidents and the Speaker of the U.S. House will host a fundraiser in Washington for the F...

Obama Signs Bill Honoring 9/11 Victims

AP | Posted 12.23.2011

PITTSBURGH -- President Barack Obama has signed a bill that honors victims of the Sept. 11 attacks with congressional medals. Obama signed the Fallen...

SLIDESHOW: Former Drug Addict, Wounded Vet, Others Race In NYC Marathon

The Huffington Post | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 01.07.2012

Running 26.2 miles through New York City's grueling terrain is daunting enough. But, for those who have faced heart-wrenching tragedies -- the kind th...

Father Of Flight 93 Hero Shares Blessings At 9/11 Ceremony

www.stltoday.com | Steve Pokin | Posted 11.13.2011

Even on Sept. 11, 2001, there were "blessings," David Beamer said during a memorial church service Sunday at the Family Arena in St. Charles. Beame...

Gaining Inspiration From Flight 93 Crash Site

Michael Smerconish | Posted 11.11.2011

Michael Smerconish

Here is a permanent memorial to the heroes of Flight 93 and a tribute to the victims of 9/11. It is a site where unparalleled tragedy has been converted into hope and healing -- and a place whose sacredness must be experienced in person.

Names Of Flight 93 Victims Read At Memorial

AP | JOE MANDAK | Posted 11.11.2011

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — A decade after 40 passengers and crew died when Flight 93 knifed into a Pennsylvania field, family members grieved and reflec...

September 11 Quotes: What Politicians Remember About Tragic Day

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 11.11.2011

A decade after four planes were hijacked and used in an attack against the United States, many are reflecting on the events of Sept. 11, 2001. In a...

Female Fighter Pilot Was Ready To Give Her Life To Stop Flight 93

Posted 11.11.2011

By MARTIN GRIFFITH, ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) RENO, Nev. — Fighter pilot Heather "Lucky" Penney didn't have time to be scared. There was a hijacked c...

Obama Urges Unity: 'We Refuse To Live In Fear'

Posted 11.10.2011

By ERICA WERNER, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Summoning the nation to unity and service, President Barack Obama paid tribute to America's r...

Obama's 9/11 Speech: National Unity, Personal Loss

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 11.10.2011

WASHINGTON — Searching for unity long vanished since the day terrorists astonished America, President Barack Obama will hail national resilience and...

TIMELINE: Key Events That Occurred On 9/11

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 11.10.2011

It's been 10 years since the attacks of September 11, 2001. While many are looking back at how the world has changed in the decade, others are reflect...

Flight 93 Memorial Held For 9/11 Victims

AP | JOE MANDAK | Posted 11.10.2011

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — The 40 passengers and crew who fought back against their hijackers aboard Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001, performed one of the m...

Andrea Stone

Flight 93 Heroes Get Their Own Memorial In Remote Shanksville, Pennsylvania (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 11.09.2011

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. -- As the nation marks the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks this weekend, in this remote corner of southern Pennsylvania, a m...

Saki Knafo

Filming The Unfilmable: Hollywood's Attempts To Chronicle 9/11

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 11.09.2011

In late 2002, CIA officers at Guantanamo Bay reportedly rented the 1998 Roland Emmerich flick "Godzilla." The film had largely failed to engage the in...

Who Should Tell the Story of 9/11?

Kate Kelly | Posted 11.08.2011

Kate Kelly

After creating a video recording booth that could be moved to various locations, documentary filmmaker Ruth Sergel started collecting the stories of New Yorkers.

Chicago Bikers Launch 9/11 Memorial Ride To Ground Zero

Posted 11.07.2011

Chicago firefighter Tom Maloney rushed to Ground Zero to aid the New York Fire Department's efforts on September 11, 2001. A year later, Maloney, who ...

9/11: The American Family Survives

Bruce Kluger | Posted 11.07.2011

Bruce Kluger

It has been a long and contentious 10 years, but we should remember the enduring bond among brothers and sisters. For all our quarreling, we of the American family do eventually return to that same shared room.

Making A Difference: The World of Giving -- 9/11 Anniversary

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 11.06.2011

Lisa M. Dietlin

When thinking about 9/11, I try to honor those who lost their lives by remembering the feeling of pride in this country that occurred automatically and almost simultaneously afterwards in every American.

Andrea Stone

Memorial To Heroes Of Flight 93 Lack Cash As 9/11 Anniversary Nears

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 08.13.2011

WASHINGTON -- Maybe it's because it's located in rural Pennsylvania. Or maybe it's because its two biggest champions in Congress are gone. Perhaps it'...

For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People

Neil Mulholland | Posted 06.20.2011

Neil Mulholland

This week we celebrate National Park Week. The crash site of United Flight 93 sits in waiting, destined to become one of our newest national parks -- the Flight 93 National Memorial.

Michelle Obama, Laura Bush Honor Flight 93 Passengers At Crash Site

AP | JENNIFER C. YATES | Posted 05.25.2011

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP)— The victims of Flight 93 are an inspiration and all who visit the rural field where they died on Sept. 11, 2001, will now...

Laura Bush To Speak At 9/11 Memorial Fundraiser

AP | JENNIFER C. YATES | Posted 05.25.2011

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — Former first lady Laura Bush will speak at a National Park Foundation fundraiser in Pittsburgh on Friday, a day before joinin...

Laura Bush To Speak At 9/11 Anniverary Ceremony

AP | JENNIFER C. YATES | Posted 05.25.2011

PITTSBURGH — Former first lady Laura Bush will speak at an event marking the ninth anniversary of the crash of Flight 93 in western Pennsylvania...

On 9/11, Day Of Mourning Becomes Day Of Service

AP | SUZANNE MA | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — The selfless spirit that helped mend a stricken nation eight years ago was renewed. Volunteers marked 9/11 Friday by tilling gardens,...

Flight 93 Memorial Land Condemned By Government

AP | DAN NEPHIN | Posted 05.25.2011

PITTSBURGH — One man inherited property that his grandfather bought during the Depression. A Lutheran pastor owns a cottage where he planned to ...