Shanksville Nonprofits and Charities

First, let me say that I like the whole idea of the Flight 93 Memorial. These passengers were the only ones to recognize in-flight the situation they were in, and they sacrificed everything to stop the ruthless plan these hijackers had in mind. To me, that deserves a lasting memorial so that our nation and the world will always remember.<br><br>I feel fully linked to Flight 93 and to the Memorial primarily because on that fateful day of 9-11 I, a state government employee, had just travelled to a meeting that was located less than ten miles from what would become the Flight 93 crash site. I did not have the radio on that morning while travelling to the meeting and had no idea of what was happening until I arrived at the meeting site and found other attendees crowded around the television.<br><br>The Flight 93 crash happened very shortly after I arrived and, being State officials, our meeting was cancelled and we were declared to be under a security lock-down.<br><br>The phone lines were jammed, and as far as people on the outside could see from news reports, our meeting group had been fully consumed by the Flight 93 event. I finally was able to borrow a co-worker's new cellphone and get word to my wife that I was safe.<br><br>For security reasons, we were all required to return to our respective headquarters as soon as possible. As such, I immediately headed back, full-speed, to my headquarters - near the State Capitol in Harrisburg - in real fear for what might happen next.<br><br>As I say, because of this experience I feel forever connected to Flight 93 and have been faithfully donating to the Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial since the beginning.<br><br>Thank you for all that you are doing in this worthy cause.