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Nation Digest: Work begins on Flight 93 memorial

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar speaks at the groundbreaking for a memorial to the passengers of United Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pa. Full Article at The Washington Post

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  1. This memorial will be a lasting tribute to the brave heroes of Flight 93 who fought back against the terrorists, courageously sacrificing their lives to keep their plane from being used as another weapon. Future generations of Americans will come here to be reminded of the terrible price that has been p...
    Ed Rendell – Ed Rendell SOURCE: The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat 2 weeks ago
  2. The memorial is an expression of we the people ... and the example that they showed to the entire world that the ark of moral justice will always have good triumph over evil no matter what the case.
    Ken Salazar – Ken Salazar SOURCE: WJAC Johnstown 2 weeks ago
  3. they were bonded by sense of urgency into action that changed the history of the world. And that's a lesson of patriotism and heroism that can never ever be forgotten.
    Ed Rendell – Ed Rendell SOURCE: WJAC Johnstown 2 weeks ago
  4. Tomorrow morning, I hope you wake up and realize there’s a lot more to be done
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  1. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, left, makes remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa. The flag in the field , right rear, marks the crash site of United Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 02: U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (C) talks to the news media outside the White House November 2, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: (L-R) Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson listen to opening statements during a hear...
  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and actress and activist Eva Longoria-Parker speak as they walk to a National Museum of the American Latino Commission press conference at the House Triangle on October 13, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  5. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 14: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks to the media at the Department of Interior on September 14, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  6. SHANKSVILLE, PA - SEPTEMBER 11: (L to R) Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Gordon Felt and General Tommy Franks bow their heads in a moment of silence at the 8th anniversary of the September 11,2001 crash of Flight 93 September 11, 2009 in Shanksvi...
  7. FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2001 file photo, David Beamer, his brother, Andrew, and his mother, Lisa, pose in their Cranbury, N.J. home; Lisa's husband Todd Beamer, pictured at right, was the passenger aboard the United Airlines Flight 93, who led other passengers to take action against hijackers, a...

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