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First lady Michelle Obama speaks at Flight 93 site

Joanne Hanley, left, superintendent of the Flight 93

Photo credit: Getty Images | Joanne Hanley, left, superintendent of the Flight 93 National Memorial, applauds former first lady Laura Bush and first lady Michelle Obama after their speeches at a 9/11 Flight 93 commemoration near Shanksville, Pa. (Sept. 11, 2010)

First lady Michelle Obama says future generations will come to thewestern Pennsylvania site of the Sept. 11 crash of Flight 93 to “see how a scar in the earth has healed.” Obama says the 40 passengers and crew who died are an inspiration for the nation. She spoke Saturday at a memorial service at the crash site near Shanksville, Pa.

The hundreds who gathered observed a moment of silence that...

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