What is the purpose of the Tower of Voices at Flight 93 National Memorial?
The Tower of Voices serves as both a visual and audible reminder of the heroism of the forty passengers and crew of United Flight 93.
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We honor the passengers and crew of Flight 93 who perished in a Pennsylvania field on September 11, 2001. Their courageous action will be remembered forever. Remember those who gave their lives to save the lives of countless others.
Following the reading of the names, two bells were separately rung to honor the passengers and crewmembers onboard Flight 93 who, according to state Governor Tom Corbett, “Came together in a single force against terrorism.”
The Tower of Voices is a momumental, ninety-three foot tall musical instrument holding forty wind chimes, represtenting the forty passengers and crew members. It is intended to be a landmark feature near the memorial entrance, visable from US Route 30/Lincoln Highway.
The rest of the aircraft buried itself in dirt that had been transported to the abandoned strip mine for reclamation efforts in the 1990s. The fuselage and wings shattered as they burrowed into the earth.
The six acres where the first class cabin and cockpit had landed were now part of the National Park Service. The rest — 157 acres — went to the nonprofit group the Families of Flight 93.
The wind-activated chimes vary in sizes of 5 to 10 feet and each has a unique pitch that contributes to the collective tune. The tower serves as both a visual and audible reminder of the heroism of the 40 passengers and crew members of United Flight 93.
Following the reading of the names, two bells were separately rung to honor the passengers and crewmembers onboard Flight 93 who, according to state Governor Tom Corbett, ?Came together in a single force against terrorism.?
Most well-known is the name of just one of the passengers and a single stirring line. Almost unknown are the names and courageous deeds of Deborah Welsh, Jason Dahl, Thomas Burnett, Jr., Mark Rothenberg, Mark Bingham, Jeremy Glick, Cee-Cee Ross Lyles and many others.
The first features of the memorial were dedicated on September 10, 2011. The Visitor Center opened to the public on September 10, 2015. Work continues on the remaining features. On September 10, 2015, The Visitor Center Complex was dedicated.
A gavel from the House of Representatives, the recovered boarding pass of the oldest passenger to board Flight 93, poignant final messages for loved ones, revealing aerial footage of the crash site and investigation, the fragment of a seat belt, the Congressional Gold Medal.