text: Today I had the great honor of speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the USS Somerset, named in tribute to the victims of United Flight 93. I worked hard to make sure she was commissioned here in Pennsylvania, and it was an emotional moment watching her officially join our nationÛªs naval forces. Despite their different backgrounds, creeds, and ethnicities, the passengers of Flight 93 banded together as Americans to protect their country in one of our nationÛªs darkest hours. Their personal sacrifice and stand against evil that day will forever be remembered, both in history and in our hearts.