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Flight 93 National Memorial

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Hallowed ground -- President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk past the memorial marking the site where Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Pa., on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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The president and first lady visit the crash site after attending in a commemoration ceremony, which honored the sacrifice made by passengers and crew who forced the airliner down rather than have it be used in another attack.

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Members of the military carry a wreath to the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pa.

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President Barack Obama, with First Lady Michelle Obama, lays a wreath at the Flight 93 National Memorial.

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President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama pause in front of the Wall of Names.

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A pilot takes a picture of a name engraved on the Flight 93 National Memorial.

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A woman mourns at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa.

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First lady Michelle Obama greets an audience member after laying a wreath with President Barack Obama at the Wall of Names.

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President Barack Obama greets family members at the memorial site.

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People listen to speakers during a ceremony marking the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks at the newly dedicated Flight 93 memorial where the hijacked airliner fell in Shanksville, Pensylvania.