The Flight 93 Memorial golf-cart that will be raffled off during the show.

This year, September 11, 2011, will mark the tenth anniversary of the horrific attacks that took place upon the United States. In addition to the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon Memorial in Virginia, Shanksville, Pennsylvania is remembered as another historic site, where the 40 passengers and crew of United Flight 93 heroically sacrificed their own lives to prevent terrorists from reaching their final destination.

As of May of this year, the World Trade Center and Pentagon Memorials have been funded, however the Flight 93 Memorial is still lacking the remaining $15 million needed to finish the $60 million project.

Therefore, the Tri-State Quarter Horse Association, comprised of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, has taken it upon themselves to raise funds by holding the first-ever Flight 93 Memorial Show, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, just 45 minutes away from the site of the Flight 93 crash.

“We decided to call this show the Flight 93 Memorial Show because our shows are usually held in Greensburg, Pennsylvania,” says Brian Himes, Show Committee Chairman. “The Flight 93 crash was just about 45 minutes away from our show grounds in Shanksville. After one of our shows last year, some people drove out to the memorial site, and there was barely a memorial at all because they lacked the funds to finish it.”

“The original idea for this came from Jim Setlock, and then I decided that I would chair the event. We are going to be raising funds to give to the Flight 93 Memorial Fund, so these people can have a proper remembrance. This year will also be the 10th anniversary of the crash.”

Photo courtesy of Robert Linder

“We will be having a memorial service on Saturday before the show starts with the traditional ringing of the bell and fire trucks,” Himes says. “There will also be some media coverage between the local radio and tv stations that will be attending. Also, several county commissioners will be attending the event.”

For more information about this show, please visit the Tri-State Quarter Horse Association website.

For more information about the story of the Flight 93 National Memorial Site, please click here.