Flight 93 Memorial News

Huge U.S. Flag Returns to PA
In 1994, the Somerset Flag  Committee put up a 120-foot flagpole at 
215 Ramada Road in Somerset, PA.  For years, from the pole flew a  
1,800-square-foot American flag, intended to honor Somerset County 
veterans. 

Over the years, the weather took its toll on the flag, which   frayed and 
faded. The flag’s Committee disintegrated too. As of June 13, 2009, no 
flag had flown on the site for almost two years.

That all changed this Flag Day, June 14, 2009, when the rejuvenated 
Somerset Flag Committee raised a new flag at the site. The flag was   
rededicated in a special ceremony. Now the flag flies in honor of the 
veterans of Somerset County. The flagpole was dedicated to honor 
the crew and passengers   of United Flight 93. A new granite marker 
was added to the site to honor the   heroic actions of those onboard 
the flight on September 11, 2001.

The new Somerset Flag Committee is determined to keep this flag   
flying. The flag weighs 85 pounds and costs between $1,100 and 
$3,500. The area   of the flag nearly equals the square footage 
of the average U.S. house in 1988.   Wind and weather will soon 
take its toll on this flag too. Though there have been many 
contributions from around the country, the committee has not 
reached its goal of $50,000. 

For an article on the flag, click on: 
www.dailyamerican.com/articles/2009/06/15/news/local/news509.txt  

To donate in order to keep the flag flying, or to learn more about the 
site and its flag, visit www.somersetmemorial.org.