Wednesday January 5, 2005

In this area you will find current and archived news about Flight 93 and the memorial effort. Check this page often for updates.

Archived News

08/19/2003
Task Force Statement on Orie Funds

Task Force Statement on Senator Jane Orie Funds. Somerset, PA - On Saturday, August 16, 2003, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the Flight 93 Memorial Task Force met to further their efforts to create and construct a memorial honoring the courageous passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 which crashed in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County on September 11, 2001. An agenda item addressing funding for this memorial led to a discussion regarding funds which had been raised by Senator Jane Orie's office through the "Hearts of Steel" bracelet project she and her staff developed and successfully completed. Through the kind and generous contributions by many, $1 million was raised on behalf of the memorial. Since those funds had not yet been transferred to the Families of Flight 93, Inc. Trust Account, there was a question raised as when this would occur. Mr. Larry Catuzzi, Co-Chair of the Task Force along with Judge Kim Gibson, indicated the effort to transfer those funds is continuing and would hopefully be completed soon. "The families in the Task Force are extremely appreciative of all the hard work Senator Orie and her staff provided in raising these funds to help make the Memorial a reality," said Mr. Catuzzi. "I apologize for any misconception my comments made at the Task Force meeting on Saturday may have created. At no time did I, or those family members who have been working with Senator Orie and her staff, ever believe those funds would not be transferred to the families' Trust Account. A substantial number of approvals to complete the transfer are necessary. The Senator is in the process of setting up a trust account to ensure that all of these funds are earmarked specifically for the construction of the Memorial," he said. Mr. Catuzzi was available to answer questions related to this matter during a press conference held by Senator Orie today, Tuesday, August 19, 2003 at the Gold Room of the City-County Building of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, 11:00 am.

Archived News

09/06/2004
SEPTEMBER 11, 2004

02/18/2004
Task Force Meeting

11/11/2003
Task Force Meeting

10/19/2003
Task Force Reaches Out to Families

10/11/2003
Shanksville Hopes, Fears

10/01/2003
Community Open House

09/12/2003
Visitors Touched by Simple Ceremony

09/12/2003
Families Cope with Memories

09/12/2003
Bells toll for lives lost on Flight 93

09/12/2003
Tears, thank yous flow in Shanksville

09/12/2003
Bell Tolls for Flight 93

09/12/2003
Family Members return to Flight 93 site

09/12/2003
Norton: Hijackers changed this day

09/12/2003
Memorial Advisory Commission Takes Oath

09/11/2003
Flight 93 Responders

09/10/2003
County moves forward on property

09/10/2003
Swearing In Marks 9-11 Ceremony

09/09/2003
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 INFORMATION

09/08/2003
Memorial Planning Unfolds Smoothly

09/08/2003
Volunteers Collect Momentos

09/07/2003
2 Years Later, site carefully guarded

09/07/2003
Deputies Call Work Humbling

09/07/2003
Nation Seeks Resolution in Memorials

09/05/2003
Cabinet Member may visit

09/06/2003
Norton swears-in Commissioners

09/04/2003
Living Memorial to honor Sept 11 spirit

08/26/2003
Transition Plan for Flight 93 Crash Site

08/19/2003
Task Force Statement on Orie Funds

08/13/2003
August 16, 2003 Task Force Meeting

08/11/2003
They are still a group of heroes

08/09/2003
White House Called Target of Plane Plot

08/09/2003
Father: Flight 93 passengers' actions

08/09/2003
Flight 93 families: Passengers heroes

08/09/2003
Report: Hijackers crashed Flight 93

08/08/2003
New theory on 9/11's Flight 93

07/29/2003
Flight 93 Service 'smaller'

07/29/2003
Somerset claims 'America's County'

06/22/2003
Flight 93 Memorial Panel Named

06/15/03
Flight 93 Memorial Preservation Grant

06/15/2003
Flight 93 Memorial Panel to be Nominated

05/15/2003
Flight 93 Memorial Plan Slowly Unfolds

05/12/2003
Task Force Discuss Flight 93 Options

05/11/2003
Task Force Seeks 'Common Ground'

06/10/2003
TEMPORARY MEMORIAL SITE GUIDELINES

03/31/2003
9/11 Survivors back troops but not war

03/06/2003
Feds eye local office for Flight 93

03/02/2003
Somerset picks task force for Flight 93

03/02/2003
Panel outlines Flight 93 Plan

03/02/2003
Planning Starts on Flight 93 Memorial

01/30/2003
Flight 93 Memorial Task Force Announced

12/13/2002
Task Force Co-Chairs Announced

12/09/2002
Task Force Co-Chairs Report

08/08/2002
MEDIA CREDENTIALS

07/15/2002
Anniversary Memorial Plans Announced

04/18/2002
Flight 93 In The News - 04/18/2002

03/08/2002
Murtha Announces Legislation

03/11/2002
flt93memorial.org goes online

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