CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: It was really interesting, and emotional in a different way to return to the open field, where United flight 93 crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. During our day of coverage, my colleague, David Mattingly and I, had a chance to reflect on how much more we know about what happened on that flight. What's new, though, is how much we've learned about Shanksville in the aftermath. David sent back his postcard from the field.</s>DAVID MATTINGLY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Contrary to popular opinion, Shanksville, Pennsylvania was on the map prior to 9/11, though you probably wouldn't have paid much attention to it. And the people who live there, all 245 of them say they were just fine with that. But on 9/11, when the plane crashed just outside of town, the volunteer fire department raced to the scene and quickly found there was nothing for them to do. There was no one there for them to save. They talk about going through an emotional let down. And because of that, they set out then to do whatever they could to help the families of flight 93. Since that day, the flags have been flying high in Shanksville. The town of 245 now hosting thousands of people a week to come out to visit the temporary memorial that's been erected. It's not unusual to find volunteers out here, telling the story of flight 93 and all sorts of weather to anyone who's willing to listen. And they're pretty modest about it, too. If you ask them if there's anything special about the people of Shanksville and why they're doing this, they'll tell you no. They think that that would happen in any small town in America. Well, I think there are some families of flight 93 who would be more than happy to argue that point.
Postcard From the Field: Shanksville, Pennsylvania