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Here's how the Flight 93 National Memorial will commemorate 25 years since the 9/11 attacks
The two-day remembrance will include name readings, Bells of Remembrance, keynote remarks and a Saturday candle-lantern ritual.
- On Friday, September 11, 2026, the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, marks 25 years since the September 11, 2001, terror attacks with ceremonies honoring the 40 passengers and crew members who died.
- United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked en route from Newark to San Francisco on September 11, 2001; passengers and crew fought back, preventing the plane from reaching its intended target in Washington and crashing into a field in Somerset County.
- The morning observance begins at 8:30 a.m. with a reading of the names at the Wall of Names, followed by a 1 p.m. ceremony featuring Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as keynote speaker and a wreath-laying tribute.
- "I'm very satisfied that we are able to honor the 40 passengers and crew members," said Donna Gibson, executive director of the Friends, noting the enormous preparation invested in marking the 25-year milestone.
- Superintendent of the National Parks Stephen Clark emphasized the memorial's mission to teach history at all three attack sites while focusing on the leadership and bravery shown by Flight 93's passengers and crew for the next generation.
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