Comments on: Flight 93 Crash Site and Memorial near Shanksville, PA

By: Finding More Fun: Family Travel Links, Back-to-School 2011 | Travels with Children by minnemom

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:23:52 +0000

[...] in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at The Traveling Praters. (The memorial continues to evolve; since our visit there, a permanent memorial has been [...]

By: Memorial Day at Fort Snelling National Cemetery | Travels with Children by minnemom

Sun, 30 May 2010 03:07:33 +0000

[...] more flowers and flags than most: that of Thomas Burnett, Jr., whose memorials we have seen in both Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Mall of [...]

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Travels with Children by minnemom » The Irony of a Lockdown — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:06:12 +0000

[...] Burnett, a Minnesota resident, was one of the passengers on Flight 93, and after the lockdown drill, which has certainly stemmed at least in part from 9/11, I found [...]

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Gravity Hill at New Paris, PA | Travels with Children by minnemom — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:22:16 +0000

[...] you want to temper the offbeat with the serious, the Flight 93 crash site isn’t far away. It was a sobering end to our fun time at Gravity Hill. addthis_url = [...]

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Best posts on Travels with Children from Jan 2009 | Travels with Children — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:28:31 +0000

[...] Flight 93 Crash Site and Memorial near Shanksville, PA Posted on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 in Flight 93 Crash Site and Memorial – Comments: (21) Words cannot express the emotions felt here.To see more travel photos, stop by Photo Fridays at DeliciousBaby. [...]

By: Debbie Dubrow

Debbie Dubrow — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:41:30 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing these photos. Like Wandermom, I went to the crash site in New York not long after 9/11 and it was absolutely heart wrenching. It's amazing how visiting the site brings back all those emotions from the first few days in such a short time. Not sure if anyone has seen the book "Here Is New York: A Democracy of Photographs " it's an amazing documentary of the first days after 9/11 Debbie Dubrow’s last blog post..South East Asia With an Infant

By: Jen @ Heading North After Naptime

Jen @ Heading North After Naptime — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:34:48 +0000

Thank you for sharing these moving photos... Jen @ Heading North After Naptime’s last blog post..Photo Friday!

By: soultravelers3

soultravelers3 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:48:19 +0000

Thank you for sharing this. Blessings of peace and love to all of those involved and the families left behind. May we all work together to create a peaceful, cooperative world where such man made tragedies no longer occur. soultravelers3’s last blog post..Reflecting On Our Family Travel

By: Meg (Backpack to Buggy)

Meg (Backpack to Buggy) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:40:38 +0000

Wow. The organic memorial is far more powerful and moving than the politics over the permanent one. I don't think of it as tragic as much as a memory to the strength of people to do the right thing when they can lose so much Meg (Backpack to Buggy)’s last blog post..Family visits at Christmas: UPDATE – Illness, Playtime, Restaurants & Snacks and Packing

By: wandermom

wandermom — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:36:10 +0000

We were in New York just months after 9/11 and visited the raw Ground Zero site. I'll never forget how I felt. Your photo is sending the same shivers of emotion. Thank you for sharing. wandermom’s last blog post..have baby will ski

By: Dominique

Dominique — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:17:39 +0000

A permanent memorial would be a good thing because it would be a more lasting memory, although the heart-felt emotions expressed by the makeshift memorials are sometimes more interesting to me. Interesting way of displaying the things people left in the way of personal memorials here.

By: Beluga

Beluga — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:42:29 +0000

Thanks for sharing..I wouldn’t have known. And, thank you for visiting my blog..:-)

By: Lynne

Lynne — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:20:19 +0000

Truly a site worth seeing, thank you for sharing. I can only hope that a permanent memorial gets built there for all to remember the tragic events of the horrible day. Lynne’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday - Freezing in Dallas

By: Rita

Rita — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:21:28 +0000

Wow. You chose some good ones for Wordless Wednesday as they take your words away. Thanks for sharing.

By: Tara @ Feels like home

Tara @ Feels like home — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:48:26 +0000

You know, I don't live all that far from this site (maybe 3 hours?), and I've never visited. The emotions of the whole thing still feel so raw, and it's been years. I'm going to visit the site. Thanks for the pictures and the push to do something I should have done long ago. Tara @ Feels like home’s last blog post..The Epiphany

By: minnemom

minnemom — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:24:57 +0000

Barbara, we were nearby on our travels. (We live several states away.) It’s very close to the Lincoln Highway, covered bridges, “Gravity Hill,” and other Pennsylvania attractions. Strange to have it in the middle of other tourist things, but also a beautiful part of the country. Very poignant.

Sandra, the kids were with us, and it was a very difficult explanation. Actually, it was the second segment of our trip that included a 9/11 discussion. The first was at the memorial set up at the ferry terminal from New Jersey to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. These were not easy things to talk to the kids about; in fact, my husband had to help me with it as we approached the Flight 93 site because I couldn’t continue with the explanation.

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:32:34 +0000

Wow. I've often wondered what was going on there as far as a memorial is concerned. You sure don't hear much about this crash site, or even the Pentagon, really. Thanks for shedding some light on it. And thanks for stopping by earlier! Amber’s last blog post..wordless wednesday #8

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:15:35 +0000

How close do you live to this? Barbara’s last blog post..Best Skin Care Product of 2008

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:04:25 +0000

It’s true, sometimes there are no words.

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:35:17 +0000

A very powerful image...... Sue’s last blog post..Feeding The Gulls

By: Sandra Foyt

Sandra Foyt — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:03:01 +0000

Did you take the kids? If so, how did you discuss the memorial? I took my kids to Ground Zero and found out just how difficult this is to discuss, especially with the older child. Sandra Foyt’s last blog post..How To Set Up Your Child’s New Computer

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:55:43 +0000

Very touching.

By: fraizerbaz

fraizerbaz — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:12:19 +0000

Wow. I’ll bet this is heart-wrenching to see in person.

By: Moms At Work

Moms At Work — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:08:07 +0000

Many years later it's still heartbreaking. I pray our country never again is faced with such tragedy. Moms At Work’s last blog post..Has anyone seen my mommy mojo?

By: June

June — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:58:39 +0000

Very sobering site. I heard there’s some difficulties going on re a permanent memorial getting built there. Hope all gets worked out to the satisfaction of all. The FDR Memorial is in Washington DC…a relatively new one.