K.M. Smith Photography
The Price of Heroism
The Wall of Names
United 93 Memorial, Shanksville,Pennsylvania
Taken on October 17th, 2017
My mother, father, and I decided to take a trip over to Somerset County, Pennsylvania. I can remember being 7 years old and hearing about the harrowing evils committed on that now infamous date. What I did not know about until much later was the act of heroism carried out on United Airlines Flight 93. When I first learned that there was a memorial to them by picking up a pamphlet that I saw in my cousin's car, I wanted to visit. The weather on the day of our visit was exactly the same as it was on the day of the attack. When I arrived I immediately got a somber feeling as I was told that the path I was walking on marked the flight path of the enormous aircraft that flew over the nearby town of Shanksville. From up on the hill just outside the visitor center the path could be seen down near the treeline where there was a wall. From a distance it looked like a single, solid entity. Up close I saw that it was a wall with many panels. Each panel had the name of a passenger or crew member on United 93. We will never forget their act of immeasurable courage that day to save others.
The Price of Heroism
The Wall of Names
United 93 Memorial, Shanksville,Pennsylvania
Taken on October 17th, 2017
My mother, father, and I decided to take a trip over to Somerset County, Pennsylvania. I can remember being 7 years old and hearing about the harrowing evils committed on that now infamous date. What I did not know about until much later was the act of heroism carried out on United Airlines Flight 93. When I first learned that there was a memorial to them by picking up a pamphlet that I saw in my cousin's car, I wanted to visit. The weather on the day of our visit was exactly the same as it was on the day of the attack. When I arrived I immediately got a somber feeling as I was told that the path I was walking on marked the flight path of the enormous aircraft that flew over the nearby town of Shanksville. From up on the hill just outside the visitor center the path could be seen down near the treeline where there was a wall. From a distance it looked like a single, solid entity. Up close I saw that it was a wall with many panels. Each panel had the name of a passenger or crew member on United 93. We will never forget their act of immeasurable courage that day to save others.