Heavy equipment began excavations for the Flight 93 National Memorial. The first phase of constructi

(23 Jul 2010) HEADLINE: Construction underway on Flight 93 memorial NB. THIS IS A VOICEOVER TRANSCRIPT, NOT A FULL SHOTLIST CAPTION: Heavy equipment began excavations for the Flight 93 National Memorial. The first phase of construction will be complete for the dedication on September 11, 2011. (July 23) THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAS ARRIVED AND WORK IS UNDERWAY ON A PERMANENT MEMORIAL TO FLIGHT 93. THE HIJACKED UNITED FLIGHT CRASHED INTO A FIELD NEAR SHANKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001. IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE HEADED FOR WASHINGTON D-C. THE MEMORIAL WILL FEATURE A LANDSCAPE DESIGN KNOWN AS "THE BOWL"... IN AN AREA CALLED THE "FIELD OF HONOR". A WALL WITH THE NAME OF THE 40 PASSENGERS AND CREW WILL BE BUILT NEXT TO THEIR FINAL RESTING PLACE. THE SITE WILL REMAIN OPEN TO VISITORS, THOUGH THE TEMPORARY MEMORIAL WILL BE TAKEN DOWN. THE FIRST PHASE WILL BE COMPLETED IN TIME FOR A DEDICATION ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 20-11... THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACKS THAT TURNED A PENNSYLVANIA FIELD INTO A MONUMENT TO HEROISM. Sandy Kozell, The Associated Press. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...