Posted on 09/14/2005 7:39:43 PM PDT by Jeff Head
The decision on what shape and form the memorial to Flight 93 will take is nearing finalization. If you remember, Flight 93 was the one airliner on 911 where the passengers had the time and the opportunity to fight back and end the plans of the murderous terrorists who had hijacked them. Who will ever forget the heroic words of Tod Beamer as he charged the terrorists with his fellow Americans? ""God help me. Jesus help me. Are you ready? Let's roll." " In making that charge and ending the terrorists murderous plans, they became heroes and delivered a victory to the American people in the midst of that day of attack and terror.
Amazingly, the design that is being finalized is called the "Crescent of Embrace", and includes a landscaping of the memorial that is a red crescent, which closely resembles the principle symbol of Islam and the symbol most meanigful to those murderous animals who the members of the Flight 93 passengers and crews defeated, at a cost of their own lives. Here's what that final design is depicted to look like:
Whether intentional or not, such a design in my opinion, and I believe to most Americans, is unacceptable. In no way should we memorilize the sacrifice and heroic actions of those brave Americans with anything that could remotely be construed to represent the symbol of the very enemies against whom they fought.
After considering it a few days, I have come up with a design of my own. I call it the "Circle of Liberty". Here it is:
The idea of this design is meant to be clearly all-American. There is a minature of the Statue of Liberty at the center, at the site of the crash. Surrounding that statue, are forty landscaped stars, each one with a central area containing a plaque memoralizing that specific passenger. Each star has a path that leads to the statuesignifying the individual path each trod to that fateful day and their sacrifice for liberty in the first resistance in the war that began that day.
This design also has a major entry from east or west, signifying the breadth of our nation and its coming together. In addition, all of the stars in the circle are tied together by a path leading in a circle between them all, signifying the unity and "closed circle" we as Americans must have in fighting and defeating this enemy...even as those passengers in crew were united in their sacrifice.
I believe that such a design is much more fitting and representative of our needs as a nation in this struggle and as we remember those who sacrificed all on 911, particularly the brave souls fighting their enemies on Flight 93. If I, as an admitted untalented and non-professional architect or landscape artist could come up with something such as this, surely the professionals tasked with presnting proposals to the US givernment could do the same.
If you are unhappy with the chosen design above, the "Crescent of Embrace", please contact the US Park Service at the Official Fight 93 Memorial Web Site and register your feelings.
Jeff Head
Author of the National Flight 93 Memorial Petition
That red crescent is the most tactless, tasteless tribute to our fallen heroes of Flight 93 that I have ever seen! There is NO WAY IN HELL I would accept that as a design! There's no need to desecrate this hallowed ground with the symbol of the Islamofascists!
Amen!
Agreed 100%.
I like your design better.
As far as the crescent, it may well have been a "duuh" moment. Remember Chevy tried to sell the Nova in Mexico, only to find out that "no va" means "(it) doesn't go" in spanish.
"Never attribute to malice that which may be attributed to sheer stupidity."
Well said. In either case, malice or stupidity, the results are equally unsavory!
Thank you so much for your essay - I certainly agree the crescent was an offense. I also agree that a circle makes sense - it is eternal, a symbolism often cited for wedding rings during marriage ceremonies.
Agreed.
The General Militia of Flight 93 deserve a much better design for a memorial than this.
Jeff, A major Thank You for this ping.
I believe Sandy Dahl. Folks can listen to the Caplis and Silverman interview and decide for themselves.
Amen I second the 2nd amendment.. its not just for target practice->> this "'right".. its specifically to make REVOLUTION LEGAL...
That's all any thinking American should have to know to want it changed.
Nice design and idea by the way, and a couple good suggestions on this thread.
Totally agree.
My point was a rock and a piece of scripture would be a huge improvement on the red crescent.
Hopefully if this abomination can be corrected the Islam (I refuse to call it Freedom) Tower in NY will be scrapped in favor of Twin Towers II
Notice the crescent shape of the upper deck.
;)
Sorry - the nitpicker in me just has to be a jerk and point out that Novas sold just fine in Mexico.
Bad nitpicker! Bad, bad! Back in your cage! No nits for you!
There, he's all locked up now. Sorry about that. I get your point, anyway.
And I believe Sandy Dahl & Co. had no problems asking the American public for money to build the memorial. They should have just as few problems accepting the public's wishes and objections as well.
If they are paying for it themselves, then that's great.
A quick note of the families, I am willing to give good odds they were hand picked fof their PC-ness.
I would be willing to prognosticate that Deena Burnett (wife of Tom Burnett who told her from the Flight 93 by phone, We are going to do something) and lots of other family members would be in favor of a design change.
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