Dedication Saturday To Feature Live Webcasts At 1230 EDT

The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, have announced that President George W. Bush and Vice President Joe Biden will speak at this Saturday's dedication ceremony of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, PA.

They'll join Flight 93 family members and friends, special guests and dignitaries including former First Lady Laura Bush, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, among others. Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan will perform at the ceremony. 

Through a partnership between National Park Foundation and History, the dedication will be broadcast LIVE beginning at 1230 EDT on www.Flight93Dedication.org and at history.com/flight93.

In addition to the dedication ceremony, the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks will be observed at the Flight 93 National Memorial on the morning of September 11, 2011, beginning at approximately 0930.

On September 24, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Flight 93 National Memorial Act. The Act created a new national park unit to commemorate the passengers and crew of Flight 93 who courageously gave their lives stopping a planned attack on Washington, DC. The memorial is near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where Flight 93 crashed with the loss of its 40 passengers and crew.

FMI: www.Flight93Dedication.org