We will never know exactly what happened during the flight but the
evidence suggests that the passengers and crew bravely fought their
hijackers and defeated their plan to crash the aircraft into
Washington. The result of their action would be that many lives
were saved when the plane came down in an abandoned strip mine in
this rural area near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
The original memorial was a makeshift display of flags and
flowers set up on bales of hay and strewn about on the ground.
Hundreds of items were brought to the site by family members of
these heroes and visitors from around the world. The cache was
placed among these items approximately one month after the crash to
direct and inspire persons to visit a remote site that was not easy
to locate.
There is an ongoing effort to maintain and preserve this
spontaneous expression of grief and remembrance which continues to
see a steady stream of visitors in spite of its remote location.
Some of the more perishible items were taken away by the local
historical society and a temporary memorial was established at a
new and improved location overlooking the crash site. A permanent
memorial is planned. If you would like to contribute, the official
website for the memorial effort is:
www.flight93memorialproject.org
NOTE: This is a log only cache. Please leave a record of your
thoughts in the logbook. If you want to leave an item of tribute at
the memorial, please feel free to do so, but DO NOT PUT ANYTHING
INTO THE CONTAINER!
