Picturing Shanksville
December 2nd, 2004




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I’ve gotten some questions from people who haven’t been to Shanksville about what the memorial really looks like. Well here’s the chain-link fence portion (all photos courtesy of Pittsburgh.com). And below is a wider view of what you see as you look out at the crash site. (Those little things off to the left are the Freedom Angles, for a close-up, look here.)

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Those things tacked to the fence are items of devotion, like this And then there’s the writing. When I say that it’s everywhere, this is what I mean. And you’ll see messages of thanks like this, and other messages which will break your heart:

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This memorial should be left alone to live and grow, not moved aside for a federal war on terror monument.

  1. Anonymous July 24, 2009 at 3:14 am

    I was shocked as anyone else when I heard the news on 9-11, absolutly mortified. However I do remember thinking to myself almost immedetly, how are these airlines making any money flying so few passengers, not only on Flight 93, but the other 3 flights as well. Quickly I thought that this is something I did not want to think of at that moment, but that thought has stayed with me since.

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