Flight 93 Memorial - Union City, CA
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ucdvicky
N 37° 35.844 W 122° 04.285
10S E 581971 N 4161551
Flight 93 memorial located in Sugar Mill Landing Park in Union City across from Union Landing.
Waymark Code: WM2QV0
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2007
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"This Memorial proposes a space with feelings of remembrance for loved ones lost, and thoughts of a positive hope for the future.
This Memorial proposes a remembrance stone to be crafted and placed in a flowing line for each individual person who's life was lost on Flight 93. It exemplifies that each person was more than just a moment in history, or a victim linked to such a horrifying event. The Memorial proposes to put a face to each soul lost on that fateful flight.
Each individual's name, age, and hometown will be engraved on each stone. The stones will have a niche carved on the front side with a polished stainless steel mirror to reflect the viewers own image to signify that it could have been any one of us aboard Flight 93 that day.
The stones will start at a "Circle of Remembrance", with three boards describing the Memorial. The boards will include a guide to the Memorial, the "story" of the event, and a donors / benefactors board.
The flowing path will lead the visitor to each stone allowing them to step off the path and individually reflect and pay respects to that person. There will also be "reflection benches" along the path so the visitors can take time to sit and think about the loss we have all felt and the grief the, world, nation and families have endured since that fateful date in time. Bordering the benches will be grasses symbolizing amber waves of grain. California Poppies will be planted along the path, and around the Memorial to illustrate rebirth, and hope for the future.
The Memorial will end at the "Circle of Hope." This circle will terminate with an American flag symbolizing the bravery and courage of those citizens that day. The flag will be surrounded by a circle of tiles hand painted by children from the community. These tiles will be their own vision of the future.
It is our hope that this Memorial will stimulate us to reflect on the event, these individual people and a dream for a better future inspired by those lost on Flight 93, September 11, 2001"
Date of Dedication: 12/08/2007
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Text on the memorial:
See photo gallery.
Website for more information: [Web Link]
Name of organization that built the memorial: Not listed
Physical address of memorial: Not listed
Additional coordinates: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
A picture of yourself (or your GPS if you are alone and cannot get someone to take your picture) at the memorial. Logs without pictures should be deleted by the waymark owner.