The Western Overlook became the first place where the world began to understand the story of Flight 93. On September 12 and for days afterward, and then for two weeks along the ridge to the left, media broadcast images of the crash site area worldwide. Families first came there to view the crash site and leave tributes to their loved ones, creating an early temporary memorial, and later members of the recovery and investigation teams also left tributes there. A pipe in the ground once held the flag that flew over the family memorial, the same flag that had flown over the U.S. Capitol on September 11, 2001. The building behind the overlook served as the headquarters of the F.B.I.’s investigation. Nearly 10 years later, the overlook became a place where people returned to continue understanding the story of Flight 93 and to make a final temporary stop on the way to the permanent Flight 93 National Monument.