Photos: Ceremony at Flight 93 National Memorial marks 20th anniversary of 9/11
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A young girl carries a flower as family members of victims of Flight 93 depart from the crash site on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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U.S Navy officers and crewmen of the U.S.S Somerset and their families listen to speakers on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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A family member wears a button pin in memory of a loved one lost on Flight 93 on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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President Joe Biden takes a knee while visiting family members of the victims of Flight 93 at the crash site during the 20th Flight 93 memorial observance ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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Members of the United States Marine Band, also known as the President’s Own Band, depart after performing on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 during the 20th memorial observance ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff, right, listen to the reciting of the names ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 during the 20th memorial observance ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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Governor Tom Wolf takes a moment by himself at the white marble Wall of Names on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 during the 20th memorial observance ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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President Joe Biden speaks with family members of those who were aboard Flight 93 on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 in the field near the crash site at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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President Joe Biden speaks with family members of those who were aboard Flight 93 on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 in the field near the crash site at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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President Joe Biden speaks with family members of those who were aboard Flight 93 on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 in the field near the crash site at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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A member of the U.S Secret Service surveys the landscape before the arrival of President Joe Biden on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 in the field near the crash site at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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President Joe Biden speaks with family members of those who were aboard Flight 93 on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 in the field near the crash site at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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U.S Sen. Pat Toomey attends the 20th Flight 93 memorial observance ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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Family members of Flight 93 crash victims gather to take their seats on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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A family member wears a shirt displaying a photo of one of the victims of Flight 93 during the 20th Flight 93 memorial observance ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro attends the 20th Flight 93 memorial observance ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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Gordon Felt, president of Families of Flight 93, speaks during the 20th Flight 93 memorial observance ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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Family members depart from visiting the crash site of Flight 93 on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
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U.S Sen Bob Casey listens during the ringing of the bells during the 20th Flight 93 memorial observance ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Somerset County.
“We can never move on, but we must continue to move forward,” said Gordon Felt, president of Families of Flight 93.
Felt, who lost his brother, Edward, in the crash addressed about 650 fellow family members and invited guests at a ceremony marking the 20th anniversay of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
As each family member spoke the name of their loved one who perished on the flight, a bell tolled.
Invited speakers included President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President George W. Bush, Gov. Tom Wolf, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Capt. Dave Kurtz, commanding officer of the USS Somerset, which was named in honor of Somerset County.
The ceremony was closed to the public, but the park opened after noon during President Biden’s visit with family members at the crash site.
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