SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — Three caskets of unidentified remains from the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 were buried Monday in a private ceremony that filled the air with bagpipes, taps and a three-gun salute.
Some family members of the 40 passengers and crew who died here Sept. 11, 2001, faced difficult memories but also said they felt a sense of closure.
The remains had been maintained in a crypt for the past 10 years before the interment ceremony at the newly rechristened Flight 93 National Memorial.
“I thought about the sadness, looking up at the sky. The wind was blowing. It was such a beautiful day,” just like the one 10 years ago, said Carole O’Hare, whose mother, Hilda Marcin, was traveling to California to live with her daughter.
After a weekend that saw thousands of visitors, President Barack Obama and his two predecessors attend the dedication of the national memorial, a rabbi, a Buddhist priest, a Catholic priest and a Lutheran minister officiated at the private burial.
Nearly 500 people attended the ceremony, including family members as well as police, fire and emergency workers who responded to the crash. The park was closed to the public to give them privacy. The Associated Press
