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WATCH: Flight 93 Memorial 9/11 Observance Ceremony

Observance began at 9:45 a.m.

Jeff Williamson, Digital Content Manager

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FILE In this May 31, 2018, file photo, visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial pause at the Wall of Names honoring 40 passengers and crew members of United Flight 93 killed when the hijacked jet crashed at the site during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, near Shanksville, Pa. Families impacted by the terrorist attacks say it's important for the nation to pause and remember the hijacked-plane attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon and near Shanksville on Sept. 11, 2001, shaping American policy, perceptions of safety and daily life in places from airports to office buildings. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) (Gene J. Puskar, Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The annual observance began at 9:45 a.m.

At 10:03 a.m. – the moment Flight 93 crashed – the names of the passengers and crew members were read, the Bells of Remembrance were rung in their memory and a wreath was placed at the Wall of Names.

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At the conclusion of the wreath-laying, the ceremonial gate to the crash site was opened and family members walked out to the crash site.

Below is a complete list of those who spoke during the event:

  • Vice President Kamala Harris
  • Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf
  • 43rd President George W. Bush
  • U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland
  • Captain David Kurtz, Commanding Officer, USS Somerset
  • Gordon Felt, brother of passenger Edward Porter Felt

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