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Updated: 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2013 | Posted: 12:48 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Public tree planting planned at Flight 93 memorial

Flight 93 Memorial
Flight 93 Memorial

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SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) —

The Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, where a plane crashed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, is seeking volunteers for a tree planting day April 27.

Volunteers ages 14 and older must register at the National Park Service website. No walk-ups will be accepted.

Authorities expect to plant 15,000 seedlings on 23 acres.

Volunteers will be supervised by a professional forester, and are advised to prepare for cold, wet and muddy conditions.

The memorial marks where a hijacked United Airlines jet crashed on Sept. 11, 2001. Investigators believe the hijackers planned to crash the plane in Washington, D.C., but were thwarted by passengers and crew members. Everyone aboard died.

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