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The field where Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001, was not a pristine natural space — it was a former strip mine.
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Tom Murphy was mayor during 9/11. He spoke with WESA's The Confluence about the evacuation of downtown and how the morning unfolded.
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Heather Penney, an Air Force Lieutenant at the time, was tasked with taking down the hijacked Flight 93 on 9/11. She spoke with WESA's The Confluence.
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"I think Flight 93 and Gettysburg are in that small group of events that have occurred over the history of this country that have no equals."
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Forty men and women sacrificed their lives to stop terrorists from hitting their fourth target on Sept. 11, 2001. Twenty years later, a park stands on the empty field where Flight 93 crash-landed that day.
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Local artist Erik Greenawalt recruited chalk artists from around the country for the project at the Flight 93 Memorial.
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On today’s program: We look back on the effect of the Sept. 11 attacks, 20 years ago, speaking to former Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy; a pilot whose orders were to bring Flight 93 down; residents who experienced racism and prejudice in the wake of the attacks; the architect who designed the memorial to the victims of Flight 93; and the superintendent stewarding the Flight 93 National Memorial.
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Across the country, they faced a new dangerous reality.
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Evanko led more than 600 troopers and officers with the State Police who assisted with the investigation and recovery efforts when United 93 went down in Stonycreek Township.
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On today’s program: The state has already created guidance for expanding dementia care in the commonwealth, but despite a growing, aging population, few recommendations have been implemented; we look at the possible effects of a bill meant to reduce gun violence due to mental health crises, which has been introduced to the state legislature; and a reflection from Colonel Paul Evanko, the commissioner of the State Police when Flight 93 went down in Somerset County on Sept. 11, 2001.