In Tribute










These are some of the many photos I've made at the memorial for those who perished on United Flight 93 in Shanksville, PA on September 11, 2001. Now, 6 years later we should not forget their sacrifice. These photos are a tribute to all of them.

Photograph by Justin Merriman  

3 comments:

Wynne September 11, 2007 at 11:02 AM  

When they showed Shanksville on CNN this morning I thought of you. I'll be no one has chronicled that site photographically as you have. Certainly no one's done it as well.

Justin Merriman September 11, 2007 at 1:11 PM  

Thanks Wynne!

jeff September 13, 2007 at 2:09 PM  

wynne, you don't get out too much anymore do you.

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Justin Merriman, an award-winning photojournalist with the Tribune-Review, has spent more than a decade traveling the world to cover politics, wars, natural disasters and civil unrest. His work has appeared in leading national and international publications and he has received numerous top journalism awards. After covering the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks – including the crash of United Flight 93 in Shanksville – Merriman committed to chronicling the U.S. military and its War on Terror. He has followed this story across the US and into the war zones of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq. He also has covered life in Fidel Castro’s Cuba in 2002, India’s efforts to eradicate polio, the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and most recently, Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Cuba in 2012. In 2011, Merriman was honored with the top photography award from the Military Reporters and Editors Assoc. for his work in Iraq & Haiti. Merriman graduated from the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg in 2000 with a degree in English Writing. In 2009, the university awarded him its prestigious Alumnus of Distinction award. Merriman lives in Oakmont with his fiancé, Stephanie Strasburg.

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