Posted on 09/11/2005 9:53:59 PM PDT by daviddennis
Four years ago to this day, United Airlines Flight 93 was flying over unremarkable farmland near Somerset, Pennsylvania. Inside the plane there was chaos, as the passengers started to organize their legendary resistance.
“Let’s Roll,” said Todd Beamer, as he and his fellows charged into the cockpit of the enormous jet. Here is where they and the other passengers are now resting forever.
This is not a political memorial. I see no racism, no attacks on Islam, just a moving tribute to a much-beloved group of people.
There has been a great controversy about the idea of a permanent memorial, a more formal building than the informal set of flags and tributes you see here. And yet somehow I think the flags and tributes came straight from the hearts of real people, both friends of the passengers and local residents bringing moving sympathy for those who died.
As a result, it seems fitting today to record the memorial as it is. Perhaps next year there will be a beautiful, soaring glossy structure over this place, but it will not be as moving as these simple tributes I saw today.
And so, without further ado, here they are: Pictures of the feelings and love of a people.
I suppose I should tell people to click on the article link to see the photos, which I posted on my web site.
Pinging my friends!
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A Grateful Bump
Discovery Channel had a special on Flight 93, called "The Flight That Fought Back" ---it was good; I missed the first part, but what I saw was very moving and well done.
Here's a great link to a letter from a fellow Freeper who's father was on the flight.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1479811/posts
It was very well done, also not political in any way that I could tell. Just matter of fact. Kiefer Sutherland was a good choice for commentary.
Tell the Park Service what you think of their design.
http://www.nps.gov/flni/pphtml/contact.html
Ummmm, what the hell is that thing. Is that the Islam Crescent? If so, why is it there?
I think the post here shows that the members of the panel were naïve at best; duped at worst. There was a definite anti-American bias in the design jury.
I have to agree with you Ceder...I thought it would suck but it was pretty well done in my opinion as well.
I'm sure the looney libs loved it too!, you know, the ones that say the flight never happened. the ones that say the flight never happened
It is the approved design that some misguided fools want to make to commemorate the heroes of Flight 93. They have called it the "crescent of embrace" or something equally asinine.
The creator of the piece says it's "not religious per se"...even though it is obviously a red crescent and points towards Mecca.
I filled out my suggestion Email form for the Nat'l Parks re the Flight 93 Memorial and when I hit Submit, it said the site can't be located.
I copied the postal address and will send it that way if need be.
OMG! That HAS to be some kind of joke! They CANNOT be serious! What do the families think of this? I am in utter disbelief at this moment.
I know often the public doesn't get the whole story of events, but that website might be a stretch. :)
Also cannot believe the memorial design -- definitely looks like a crescent. This has to be stopped!
From what I've read families were involved in its design.
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