Saturday, September 11, 2021, marked the 20th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11/2001.
In Shanksville, Pennsylvania families and friends of the victims of United Flight 93 gathered to observe the day. Former President George W. Bush, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Vice President Kamala Harris were among the speakers at the tribute to the crew and passengers who regained control of the plane, forcing it to crash in Pennsylvania instead of its intended target in Washington D.C.
Family members read the names of each of the 40 victims of the crash and following the ceremony President Joe Biden arrived to lay a wreath in their memory.
The crew of the USS Somerset, named for the county where Flight 93 crashed, were among the special guests at the 20th observance of the Flight 93 crash of September 11, 2001. The vice president and former President George W. Bush were among the speakers. Because of the pandemic, only family and friends and the media were allowed onto the grounds for the observance. The memorial site opened to the general public later in the day. (Photo by Megan Swift)
Familes and friends of the crash victims enter the Flight 93 National Memorial on September 11, 2021, 20 years after the attacks of 2001 and the crash of Flight 93 into the Pennsylvania countryside near Shanksville, Pa. (Photo by Hunter Smith)
A national parks volunteer welcomes guests to the Flight 93 National Memorial and the 20th anniversary ceremonies. (Photo by Hunter Smith)
Sailors from the USS Somerset greet guests as they arrive. The Somerset is named for Somerset County, Pa, where the crash occurred on 9/11. (Photo by Hunter Smith)
The 40 victims of the Flight 93 crash are remembered in the wall at the Flight 93 National Memorial. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field outside Shanksville, PA with 40 passengers and crew and 4 hijackers aboard on September 11, 2001. (Photo by Noah Riffe)
Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at the Flight 93 National Memorial to help commemorate the 20th anniversary of the crash of Flight 93 and the September 11th terrorist attacks. (Photo by Noah Riffe)
Former President George W. Bush, seated between his wife Laura and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, acknowledges the audience before his remarks. (Photo by Megan Swift)
Because of the pandemic, only families and friends of the Flight 93 crash victims were invited to the 20th-anniversary ceremonies on the morning of September 11, 2021. (Photo by Megan Swift)
A woman cries after reading the name of her family member killed 20 years ago when United Airlines Flight 93 crasheded into a field outside Shanksville, Pa. (Photo by Noah Riffe)
Family members, including the son of flight attendant CeeCee Ross Lyles, call out the name of their family member killed in the crash during ceremonies on Saturday, September. 11, 2021. After each name of the 40 killed was read two bells were rung. (Photo by Megan Swift)
A cool misty early morning turned into a bright, warm sunny September Saturday for the 20th anniversary ceremonies remembering the victims of Flight 93. (Photo by Hunter Smith)
Family and friends, some more focused than others, listen to speeches at the 20th observance of the Flight 93 crash. The vice president and former president George W. Bush were among the speakers. Because of the pandemic only family and friends and the media were allowed onto the grounds for the observance. The memorial site opened to the general public later in the day. (Photo by Megan Swift)
President George W. Bush addresses the audience of family and friends. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, right, also spoke at the event in Shanksville, Pa. (Photo by Hunter Smith)
Vice-President Kamala Harris was the keynote speaker at the event. On the dais, along with other dignitaries, was Stephen Clark, superintendent of the memorial. (Photo by Megan Swift)
A man turned his back on Vice President Kamala Harris during her keynote address. (Photo by Hunter Smith)
President Joe Biden walks past the Wall of Names at the Flight 93 National Memorial. Biden and the First Lady met with family and friends of the victims and placed a wreath at the site during his brief visit after the morning ceremonies. (Photo by Noah Riffe)
President Biden and his wife, Jill, along with Gordon Felt walk out to the large boulder that marks where Flight 93 crashed at the Flight 93 Memorial on September 11, 2021, the anniversary of the September 2001 attacks. (Photo by Megan Swift)
~ 09.13.2021