Flight 93 families seek money for 9/11 memorial
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Families of those who died aboard United Airlines Flight 93 are asking lawmakers and Obama administration officials to set aside federal money to complete a 9/11 memorial at the crash site in Pennsylvania.
The dedication of the first phase of the $62 million Flight 93 National Memorial was held in September. The memorial will honor the 40 passengers and crew members who died when the airliner crashed in a field near Shanksville on Sept. 11, 2001. Passengers fought terrorists for control of the hijacked plane that was targeting Washington, D.C.
The meetings were scheduled for Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
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Public and private donors have contributed $52 million, but officials say an additional $10 million more is needed to complete the project.
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