U.S. Department of the InteriorOffice of the Secretary - U.S. Department of the Interior - www.doi.gov - Media Advisory
Date: June 4, 2009
Contact: Hugh Vickery
202-501-4633

Secretary Salazar, Senator Specter to Meet with Flight 93 Families,
Landowners, Hold Press Conference

SOMERSET, PA – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Sen. Arlen Specter will hold a meeting with families of Flight 93 victims, landowners and other stakeholders to discuss issues related to the Flight 93 memorial. While the meeting is closed to the press, Salazar and Specter will hold a joint press conference afterwards.

After the press conference, Salazar will tour the site of the Flight 93 memorial. This is likely to occur at about 11:30 a.m. Credentialed media are invited to join him on the tour but will have to provide their own transportation.

Who: Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior
U.S. Senator Arlen Specter
Keith Newlin, Flight 93 National Memorial Deputy Superintendent;
Gordon Felt, President of Families of Flight 93
Jerry Spangler, Co-chair of the Flight 93 Memorial Task Force and
Somerset County DA
What: Press Conference
When: Friday, June 5 2009
10:30 a.m. EDT
Where: Somerset Trust Historic Building
131 North Center Avenue
Somerset, PA
 
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