Officials pledge to build Flight 93 memorial

WASHINGTON - February 20, 2009 - Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter and Gov. Ed Rendell, along with National Park Service officials and members of Families of Flight 93, are planning to sign a letter of commitment Friday morning in Somerset, Pa. A draft of the letter was obtained by The Associated Press.

It outlines a timeline to complete the memorial, and says ground breaking will take place in November.

A major hurdle was recently overcome with the owner of a key parcel of land at the crash site agreeing to sell it.

The plane was traveling from Newark, N.J., to San Francisco when it was diverted by hijackers.

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