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Sarah McLachlan to perform at Flight 93 National Memorial dedication

By Patrick Luce Aug 30, 2011, 13:57 GMT

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Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan has announced plans to perform at the dedication ceremony of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on Saturday, September 10th.

The event will also welcome dignitaries, special guests, and Flight 93 family members and friends.  A complete list of speakers and performers will be announced shortly.  Through a partnership between National Park Foundation (the official charity of America’s national parks) and HISTORY, the dedication will be broadcast LIVE beginning at 12:30pm ET/ 9:30am PT on www.Flight93Dedication.org and at history.com/flight93. 

In a press release, Neil Mulholland, president and CEO of the National Park Foundation, stated: “We are honored to have Sarah McLachlan perform at the dedication of the Flight 93 National Memorial. Her music will complement the commemoration ceremony as we memorialize the passengers and crew of Flight 93 and all of the heroes of September 11.”

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 9:30 a.m. The memorial service will take place at the newly-opened memorial plaza surrounding the site where Flight 93 crashed at 10:03 a.m. on September 11, 2001. 

Both the dedication event and anniversary ceremony are open to the public.  For complete information about these events visit www.Flight93Dedication.org. 

As the tenth anniversary approaches, $10 million dollars is needed to complete the memorial construction.  For more information on the how to support the completion of Flight 93 National Memorial visit, www.honorflight93.org.