Courage of Flight 93 victims lauded at dedication, sots
(10 Sep 2011) Shanksville, Pennsylvania - 10 September. 2011 1. Wide of Former US President George W. Bush (front row on stage, left to right), former first lady Laura Bush, former US President Bill Clinton, Jill Biden and Vice President Joe Biden; pull out to wide of stage at a memorial dedication ceremony to passengers of Flight 93 UPSOUND: "Good morning. You may be seated. I am John Jarvis, the director of the National Parks Service, and I am humbled to be here this morning with the families of the heroes of Flight 93." 2. Cutaway of audience 3. Wide of American flag flying at memorial site 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Pinsky, poet: "I will now say the 40 names. Christian Adams." UPSOUND: bells being rung 5. Bells being rung UPSOUND: "Lorraine G. Bay. Todd M. Beamer." 6. Wide of stage as bells ring 7. Pan of Joe and Jill Biden, Clinton and George and Laura Bush as a name is read and bells ring UPSOUND: "John Talignani." 8. Wide of bagpiper beginning to play 9. Bagpiper walking by first phase of memorial (tarp still hanging over it) 10. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, Former US President: "What happened above this Pennsylvania field ranks among the most courageous acts in American history. The memorial we dedicate today will ensure that our nation always remembers those lost here on 9/11." 11. Cutaway of crowd 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Bill Clinton, Former US President: "Your loved ones just happened to be on a plane, as Mr Pinsky said. With almost no time to decide, they gave the entire country an incalculable gift. They saved the Capitol from attack. They saved God knows how many lives. They saved the terrorists from claiming the symbolic victory of smashing the centre of American government." 13. Cutaway of crowd 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Biden, US Vice President: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are not here to un-live history. We are here to honour those whose courage made history and is going to inspire generations of Americans to come." 15. Wide of the Bidens, Clinton and the Bushes standing near the newly unveiled memorial 16. Mid of the group walking along memorial looking at the engraved names 17. Pan from audience to stage to memorial, zoom in to engraved names STORYLINE: The 40 passengers and crew who fought back against their hijackers aboard Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 performed one of the most courageous acts in US history, former President George W. Bush said on Saturday at a ceremony dedicating the first phase of a memorial at the nation''s newest national park in Shanksville, western Pennsylvania. Former United Sates presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and Vice President Joe Biden joined families of the 40 passengers and crew killed when their revolt against hijackers of the United Airlines jet ended with its crash. Clinton said the passengers gave "the entire country an incalculable gift: They saved the capital from attack." "They saved God knows how many lives. They saved the terrorists from claiming the symbolic victory of smashing the centre of American government," Clinton added. Bush and Clinton were among several speakers at the dedication of the Flight 93 National Memorial which honours the sacrifice of the passengers and crew. The ceremony drew more than 4,000 people, including hundreds of victims'' relatives, to the rural Pennsylvania field where the hijacked plane crashed nearly ten years ago. "We are not here to un-live history," said Vice President, Joe Biden. "We are here to honour those whose courage made history and is going to inspire generations of Americans to come," he added. 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...
