Flight 93 Memorial

Reposting this, because I don't think I could say it better.

The Flight 93 Memorial is not sophisticated.

It's makeshift.

It's just a collection.

 Meaningful objects

 Handwritten notes.

Uniforms.

Autographs.

Things people just had to leave.

Because they had to do something.

To honour.

To thank.*

To Remember.

It is a reflection of Us as a people, as a nation.  It is hallowed ground.  People walk with a hushed reverence, a generous spirit, a sense of the loss, mingled with pride.

Thank God for that.

* that Little People plane just hit me so hard.  I had one of those planes.  My kids had one.  It says "Thank you for saving our lives and for not hitting our school."  Actions that the passengers and crew took that day saved this school by seconds.  Seconds.

Comments

[Stephanie]

What beautiful pictures, Shell! It would have been so great to visit that. I think that is so amazing about the people on that plane -- they had to courage to stand up and do something.

[Kat]

Thank you for sharing. That little plane is too much... I had one too.

[Rhonda]

Thank you for posting those photos...I haven't seen that memorial. Very, very touching. More so than anything we could build to honor them.

[No Cool Story]

Oh man.
:'(

[Kathie]

Oh, that plane would be too much for me as well. The whole thing, being "real" that way and not a formal item has to be so hard to see. Forgot that you would be so close to the area. Did you know that Todd Beamer (Let's Roll) was from Federal Way and that they renamed the high school after him? I didn't until this year put that together.

[Millie]

Those people ROCKED. "Rocked" doesn't even come close but it's how I feel. I was talking with Harrison on that day about what heroes the Flight 93 passengers were and how they saved more people from dying, even while knowing they were going to die... I love them. Nothing but love for those wonderful people.

Thanks for posting this.

[Patti]

This site - remote, windy, and hallowed - is one of the most moving places we've ever visited. Thank you to the National Park Service and the volunteers who keep the memories accurate and alive, and the Flight 93 site so well cared for. We will never forget the heroes of Flight 93.