speaker, members of congress, my friends tommy franks and tom ridge, thank you for helping raise thehis memorial, but most importantly, the families of flight 93. laura and i are honored to join you in dedicating this memorial to the heroes of flight 93. when the sun rose in the pennsylvania sky ten years ago tomorrow, it was a peaceful september morning. by the time it set nearly 3000 people were gone. the most lives lost on american soil in a single day since the battle of entitam. the distance of a decade. 9/11 can feel like a part of a different era, but for the families of the men and women stolen, some of whom join us today, that day will never feel like history. the memory of that morning is fresh and so is the pain. america shares your grief. we pray for your comfort and we honor your loved ones. september 11th, 2001, innocent men and women went to work at the world trade center, who reported for duty at the pentagon, they boarded american flights 11 and 77, united flights 93 and 175. they did nothing to provoke or deserve the deliberate act of murder that al-qaeda carried ou

i would like to especially thank our honary co-chairman, general tommy franks and tom ridge, for youree this effort through. i want you to stand up so everybody can say thank you. [ applause ] some 75,000 individuals and organizations have made commitments to this national memorial. these donations, both large and small, inspire us to continue to move forward in order to fulfill the promise we made ten years ago to remember these brave souls on board flight 93. your names will forever be recognized in our honor roll, as well as in our hearts for your extraordinary generosity. thank you to your part in making and dedicating this national memorial today. over 1.5 million visitors from around the world have visited the memorial, and today marks the first time that we walk across the plaza and stand before this wall, and come faced with the quiet meadow surrounded by thousands of others who share the memories of 9/11. visiting here stirs the memories and emotions that are still raw. we reflect, and we do, reflect on the incredible courage and conviction of the heroes of flight 93. as well

leadership of the families, it was their idea, chris sullivan from outback steakhouse, general tommy franks and i have been working with the families, there is federal participation, state participation and thousands of donors. the ultimate goal was to raise $62 million, we're about 52 million pledged, we'll have the dedication of the first phase this saturday, but if those in the listening audience want to help us get that final $10 million, because it is going to be the -- of the three memorials it will be with the national park service, go to honor flight # three.org and any contribution large or small will be greatly appreciated. bill that's under flight 93.org? >> honor flight 93.org. bill: is it true that people in pennsylvania feel that they are on page two of this? >> well, i think the number one -- number one, we're proud that for the past ten years the people at shanksville in pennsylvania have taken it upon themselves to be the dosents at this -- docents at this site, but frankly, there are no visuals associated with the smoldering hole, with the wreckage, after we discovered a p

speaker, members of congress, my friends tommy frank and tom ridge, thank you for helping to raise therial. members of the national parks service and the national park foundation and all of you who supported this memorial, but most importantly, the families of the flight 93. laura and i are honored to join you in dedicating this memorial to the heroes of flight 93. when the sun rose and the pennsylvania sky 10 years ago tomorrow, it was a peaceful september morning. by the time it said, nearly 3000 people were gone. the most lives lost on american soil in a single day since the battle of antietam. with the distance of a decade, 9/11 can feel like part of a different era, but for the families of the men and women stolen, some of whom joined us today, that they will never feel like history. the memory of that morning is fresh, and so is the pain. america shares your grief, we pray for your comfort, and we honor your loved ones. september 11, 2001, innocent men and women went to work at the world trade center. the reporting for duty at the pentagon. they boarded american flights to 11 and