Search

The article discusses the challenges of the construction of a memorial for the Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania after the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks . Topics include details about the rural town, the involvement of the National Park Service in building the memorial, and difficulties of buying the land from Svonavec Inc., a quarrying company. Discussion of the allegations of Islamic symbols in the memorial design of Paul Murdoch, an architect, by Alec Rawls, son of philosopher John Rawls, are also included.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Land Matters," in the October 2007 issue, "Where Nature and History Collide," in the November 2007 issue, and an article by Lawrence Wright about former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson in the October 2007 issue.

The article reports on a day of remembrance that will be held to honor the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, which was brought down by terrorists on September 11, 2001, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania. It highlights the opening of the Flight 93 National Memorial Visitor Center Complex and the Learning Center on September 10, 2015. Key details about the memorial are offered.