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Bill Haworth
Integrated Strategies
323-377-1228 (direct)
310-409-5179 (main)
william@isprusa.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

75 Per Cent of Memorial Land Area

              FAMILIES OF FLIGHT 93 TO BUY 930 ACRES
         FROM PBS COALS FOR FLIGHT 93 NATIONAL MEMORIAL

         Somerset, PA, March 18, 2008 -- The Families of Flight 93 has entered into a formal contract
with PBS Coals, Inc. for purchase of approximately 932 acres representing the largest single land tract,
approximately 75 per cent of the area, designated for the permanent Flight 93 National Memorial. Formal
closing of the transaction is expected within 60 days. The acreage includes approximately 27 acres of land
that are being donated by PBS to the Families.

        PBS' sale to the Families' organization follows an agreement reached between the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection and PBS Coals that provides
for permanent treatment of mine water from a sediment pond on a now reclaimed surface mine.

        Proceeds from the sale will be placed in a trust fund to operate and maintain the mine water
treatment system in perpetuity through a local entity to be organized by The Families of Flight 93, PBS
Coals, local citizen groups and the National Park Service, according to the terms of the DEP agreement.

         The National Park Service is expected to purchase the PBS acreage from the Families of Flight 93
as part of a continuing series of acquisitions by the Families of land parcels designated for the Memorial.
First of these purchase agreements occurred last December when the Families approved acceptance of an
offer by the Park Service to buy a three-acre tract the Families acquired in 2006. The Families of Flight
93 presently own two other land parcels, one approximately 55 acres and another less than one acre.

         "This is clearly an historic moment in the development of the permanent Flight 93 National
Memorial, and it signifies substantial progress toward the Families' unqualified commitment to the
Memorial's formal dedication by the tenth anniversary of September 11th," said Patrick White, vice
president of the Families of Flight 93. "PBS's role in getting to this day can not be overlooked, and we
are most appreciative that they have worked with us as a willing seller to get to this positive result with
the state."

         "The Families are especially grateful to Governor Ed Rendell for his support and commitment to
this project, as well as DEP Secretary Kathleen McGinty, whose agency has provided such invaluable
assistance through the complex negotiations that cleared the way to make possible this key acquisition,"
White added.

        When dedicated, the Flight 93 National Memorial will encompass 2,200 acres, of which just over
900 acres will comprise a perimeter of `view shed' easements that will protect the Memorial from
incompatible development around the new national park.
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        "The National Park Service is delighted with this news of the sale of more than 900 acres to the
Families. This is certainly one very big step ­ in a step by step process ­ towards creation of a permanent
memorial to honor the selfless heroism and courage of those 40 individuals," said Joanne Hanley, Flight
93 National Memorial Superintendent.

       White said the Families organization continues active negotiations with willing sellers of the
remaining parcels designated for the permanent Memorial.

         "This is a great day for thousands of donors, friends, and partners who want to see the heroes of
Flight 93 honored by a permanent national memorial. Acquiring this tract of land brings us one step
closer to realizing the thoughtful design for the Memorial and national park as a place of healing and
transformation," said Chris Sullivan, Flight 93 National Memorial Capital Campaign Chairman.

          Sullivan added that he is counting on this sign of progress to remind all Americans of the bravery
and sacrifice of the forty passengers and crewmembers and of the ongoing need to support the campaign
to build the Memorial.

           The permanent Flight 93 National Memorial will serve to honor the heroism, courage and
enduring sacrifice of the 40 passengers and crew of Flight 93. It will tell the story of the extraordinary
acts of the 40 passengers and crew, and will be a place for individuals to learn about the events of Sept.
11, 2001, and find meaning and inspiration in their experience. The final design selection for the
permanent National Memorial was announced on Sept. 7, 2005, in Washington, D.C., and can be viewed
at www.honorflight93.org


About the Flight 93 National Memorial

          On Sept. 24, 2002, Congress passed the Flight 93 National Memorial Act. The Act created a new national
park unit to commemorate the passengers and crew of Flight 93 who, on Sept. 11, 2001, courageously gave their
lives thereby thwarting a planned attack on our Nation's capital.

          The Memorial is near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where Flight 93 crashed with the loss of its heroic forty
passengers and crew. The Flight 93 National Memorial project made history as the first national park designed
entirely through an open, public design competition. The year-long, international competition received more than
1,000 submissions created by professionals and members of the general public.

         A diverse jury comprised of family members, community representatives, and design professionals chose
the winning design because it most completely exemplifies the mission of the memorial: "A common field one day
- A field of honor forever." The final design for the Flight 93 National Memorial was created by Paul Murdoch
Architects of Los Angeles and Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects.

         The winning design was announced on Sept. 7, 2005,.in Washington, D.C. More information about the
design and ways the public can contribute to the Flight 93 National Memorial can be viewed online at
www.honorflight93.org. When completed, the National Park Service will continue as the steward of the Flight 93
National Memorial. A dedication of the permanent Memorial is planned for September 11th, 2011.       ###
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