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Video: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta Pays Homage to ‘Heroes’ of 9/11 Flight 93


Shanksville, PA- From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta appeared somber and reflective as he stood upon "hallowed ground" at the Flight 93 National Memorial in on the eve of the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

"I came here to Shanksville to extend our nation’s gratitude to the heroes of Flight 93 and their families," Mr. Panetta said. "At the cost of their own lives they made a fateful decision to fight back and in so doing they prevented an attack on the U.S. Capitol. I am especially grateful to them because on that day I was at the U.S. Capitol."

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/at-flight-93-memorial-site


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