New Flight 93 memorial is work in progress

DEBBY Borza stood before a wall of photos of 40 people who died here on Sept 11, 2001, and gently tapped her daughter's face on a computer touch screen, not knowing exactly what to expect.

"What do they have to say about my dear, sweet daughter?" she said, her face brightening as the screen filled with photos of Deora Frances Bodley, 20, at her high school graduation, working as a volunteer reading tutor, visiting Paris - an album of a promising young life cut short when four Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 14 years ago Friday.

Ms Borza was among the family members given an early look at the US$26 million Flight 93 National Memorial Visitor Center that opened this week, honouring the legacy of the 9/11 attacks on America and the courage of 40 passengers and crew who fought back against their hijackers, preventing the plane from hitting its presumed target, the US Capitol.