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The drive to Shanksville, Pa., from Garrett County is probably an hour or so, but the flying time between that now-hallowed ground and that of this area is just moments. When the plane came down in Shanksville on Sept. 11, 2001, so close to the mountaintop, the fear already present was keenly intensified for Garrett Countians. The unfolding tragedy was suddenly close at hand. There will be two days of commemoration at that location this weekend, with President Barack Obama to speak, as well as former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and Vice President Joe Biden, among others. The drawing above is that of the memorial now being built. Information about the site can be found at http://www.nps.gov/flni/parkmgmt/memorialdesign.htm. Today’s issue of The Republican features a special tribute to the 10-year anniversary of the attacks, complete with essays by local persons who were eyewitnesses to the events, as well as information provided by the Newspapers In Education Institute. The commemoration ceremonies at Shanksville are open to the public. The schedule and other information is included in today’s issue, and can also be found at www.nps.gov/flni/index.htm.
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