But that's still very interesting. Who noted, on 9/11 and the subsequent furor, that Flight 93's bearing was straight towards Mecca???
No one that I know of. Was it?
Look who is handling approval and fundraising for the memorial...
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/politics/12584888.htm
"Flight 93 was the first battle won in the war on terrorism. ... It is now part of the fabric of our nation," said Joanne Hanley of the National Park Service, which will manage the memorial.
Hanley, superintendent of four Park Service sites in western Pennsylvania, and Interior Secretary Gale Norton must approve the design.
Attending the announcement ceremony was Tom Ridge, the former Pennsylvania governor and secretary of Homeland Security, who, with retired Gen. Tommy Franks, is leading the campaign to raise $30 million for the memorial. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has donated about $10 million.
"I think the design itself is very simple and elegant. I love the power," Ridge said of what he called "a very sacred and very special place."
Asked whether he thought fundraising would be difficult, he said, "Americans respond with enormous generosity at times like this, whether it's to help hurricane victims or to memorialize this very special group of Americans who gave their lives."
The terrorists weren't planning to attack Mecca, they were heading towards DC!
I think they should do something like I saw on an earlier post. A group of the passengers pushing the drink cart into the door. You know like Iwo Jima with the Marines. What do you all think?