1) The document discusses several disasters and tragedies including the Titanic sinking, 9/11 attacks, United Flight 93 crash, Hurricane Katrina, 1988 Yellowstone fires, 1889 Great Seattle fire, and 2000 Air France Concorde crash.
2) It notes various heroes and responses to each event, as well as lessons learned that led to reforms and improved safety standards.
3) Examples of "silver linings" mentioned are greater safety regulations, heightened community ties, and advances in emergency response.
4. The RMS Titanic Heroes Margaret Brown “ The Unsinkable Molly Brown” Source – memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3c20000/3c21000/3c21000/3c21013v.jpg Sir Arthur Rostron Captain of the Carpathia
5. The RMS Titanic Heroes Jack Phillips Senior Wireless Officer Source – http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/7937/jphillips.html Harold Bride Junior Wireless Officer
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8. The RMS Titanic Instrumental and Social Betterment International Ice Patrol Lifeboat Standards Use of S.O.S Speed of travel Ship design changes
20. “ We are sure that the nation owes a debt to the passengers of United Flight 93. Their actions saved the lives of countless others, and may have saved either the U.S. Capitol or the White House from destruction.” The 9/11 Commission Report . Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2004.
21. “ A common field one day. A field of honor forever.” The quote above is from Captain Stephen Ruda, Los Angeles City Fire Department, used to describe the Flight 93 crash site. Ruda wrote the words on a quilted wall hanging sent to the memorial as a tribute to the passengers and crew of Flight 93. Handley, Joanne. "FLIGHT 93 NATIONAL MEMORIAL Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement." FLNIGMPcomplete2.pdf . June 2007. National Park Service. 20 Oct 2007 <http://www.nps.gov/flni/parkmgmt/upload/FLNIGMPcomplete2.pdf>.
22. Crew and passengers of United Flight 93 Jason M. Dahl 43 Colorado LeRoy Homer 36 New Jersey Lorraine G. Bay 58 New Jersey Sandra Bradshaw 38 North Carolina Wanda Anita Green 49 California & New Jersey CeeCee Lyles 33 Florida Deborah Welsh 49 New York Christian Adams 37 Biebelsheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Todd Beamer 32 New Jersey Alan Anthony Beaven 48 California Mark Bingham 31 California Deora Frances Bodley 20 California Marion R. Britton 53 New York Thomas E. Burnett Jr. 38 Minnesota William Joseph Cashman 60 New Jersey Georgine Rose Corrigan 55 Hawaii Patricia Cushing 69 New Jersey Joseph DeLuca 52 New Jersey Patrick Joseph Driscoll 70 New Jersey Edward P. Felt 41 New Jersey Jane Folger 73 New Jersey Colleen Fraser 51 New Jersey Andrew Garcia 62 California Jeremy Glick 31 New Jersey Lauren Catuzzi-Grandcolas 38 California Donald Freeman Greene 52 Connecticut Linda Gronlund 46 New York Kristin White Gould 65 New York Richard Guadagno 38 California & New Jersey Toshiya Kuge 20 Osaka, Japan Hilda Marcin 79 New Jersey Waleska Martinez 37 New Jersey Nicole Carol Miller 21 California Louis "Joey" Nacke II 42 Pennsylvania Donald Peterson 66 New Jersey Jean Hoadley Peterson 55 New Jersey Mark Rothenberg 52 New Jersey Christine Snyder 32 Hawaii John Talignani 74 New York Honor Elizabeth Wainio 27 Maryland
24. “ The Tower of Voices will feature 40 wind chimes presenting a living memory in sound of the 40 passengers and crew members.” “ Visitors approach the entry to the Bowl on a walkway aligned with the flight path.” National Park Foundation, "Flight 93 National Memorial." Flight 93 National Memorial Campaign . 2006. 20 Oct 2007 <http://www.honorflight93.org/news/downloadable-images.cfm/>.
25. “ A walkway lined with Red Maple trees leads visitors along 40 memorial groves, around the field of honor (Bowl) to the crash site.” “ The ceremonial gate for family members occurs along the flight path. The wall to the right side holds a folded band of white marble engraved with the names of the 40 passengers and crewmembers.” National Park Foundation, "Flight 93 National Memorial." Flight 93 National Memorial Campaign . 2006. 20 Oct 2007 <http://www.honorflight93.org/news/downloadable-images.cfm/>.
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28. “ Somerset Crash Site - DEP's Betsy Mallison (in blue) was one of the first state agency representatives at the site on Tuesday because she was traveling the Turnpike on her way to Harrisburg for a meeting. She is helping to coordinate public information and media at the site.” “ Somerset Crash Site - The first thing you notice pulling onto the road leading to the crash site for Flight 93 is the State Police providing security and satellite trucks for media from around the world.” Media Spotlight for Pennsylvania's EPA "Response to Emergency." Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection . 20 Oct 2007 <http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/emergency/pictures/091201a.htm>.
29. “ Somerset Crash Site - over 300 next to the crash site where the FBI, State Police, National Guard, DEP, county and state emergency management agency staff, and many other agencies have set up what is literally the biggest small town in this part of Somerset County, all in less than 24-hours.” “ Somerset Crash Site - Courtesy of PennDOT, the road leading to the emergency operation center and the bluff overlooking the crash site were paved on Saturday, Sept. 15. Paving helps control dust and facilitates families of the crash victims visiting the site.” "Response to Emergency." Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection . 20 Oct 2007 <http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/emergency/pictures/091201a.htm>.
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31. Private Land sold to memorial campaign PBS Coal Co.: 864 acres Svonavec Inc.: 273 acres Timothy Lambert: 163 acres The Kordells: (co-owner of Rollock Inc.) 143 acres The O'Bartos: 57 acres Alvin and Karen Lambert: 42 Edwin Seymour: 12 Oscar and Eva Eschrich: 4 Paul E. Vish: 3 acres with a house and garage The Hoovers: 2 acres with house and cabin Peirce, Paul. "Red tape slows Flight 93 memorial in Somerset County." Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . 01 July 2007. 20 Oct 2007 <http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_515286.html>.
