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Then why is it called 'CRESCENT of Embrace"? The 'CRESCENT' is a universally recognized symbol of ISLAM

I DO happen to know that the symbol of Islam looks like...

The one's calling the design the "Crescent of Embrace" are those promoting the petition against the memorial. The U.S. government is NOT calling the site the "Crescent of Embrace."

Those against the memorial are editorializing the idea just by calling it "crescent" and emotionally charging the issue.

The one's calling the design the "Crescent of Embrace" are those promoting the petition against the memorial. The U.S. government is NOT calling the site the "Crescent of Embrace."

Those against the memorial are editorializing the idea just by calling it "crescent" and emotionally charging the issue.

Here's a link to the (official) Flight 93 Memorial Project Website. It shows the chosen design and at the top of the page it is clearly called 'The CRESCENT of EMBRACE' which is the NAME given to the design by the architect (NOT by those opposed to the use of a crescent shape).

Go here:

http://www.flight93memorialproject.org/crescent_of_embrace.asp

And here's an excerpt of the design description on that page where you can read the 'CRESCENT OF EMBRACE' again:

BOWL
Through the gesture of embrace, a curving landform formally de.nes the edge of the Bowl. The CRESCENT OF EMBRACE enhances the form and monumental scale of the Bowl to commemorate the heroic actions of the passengers and crew of Flight 93. An allee of Red Maple trees gently descends around the Bowl, crossing the wetlands, to the focal point of the Bowl, the Sacred Ground. Behind the walkway occur forty groves of Sugar and Red Maples and a ring road that leads to parking near the Sacred Ground.

Actually, the designer of the proposed memorial called it the "Crescent of Embrace". That's his name.

The winning designers, Paul and Milena Murdoch of Los Angeles, called being selected "an incredible honor."

"There's a huge emotional investment," said Paul Murdoch, 48, his voice choking.

After months of excitement surrounding the design competition, which drew more than 1,000 entries, the project will now move into intense fund-raising and logistical work. No cost estimate or timetable has been set for construction of the memorial, but it will take years.

For the Murdochs, their design evolved all at once, they said, and nothing in it is more important than anything else.

"The idea of the Crescent of Embrace", Murdoch said, "is to be a gesture of healing and bonding. The crescent marks the edge of the land, which will remain largely untouched."

"It's simple and yet it's complex," said Dorothy Garcia, whose husband, Andy, died in the crash. "The void that's there speaks so loudly to the heroism of these 40 souls."

One of the important attributes of the winning design, Murdoch said, is that it allows the memorial to continually grow and change. The maple trees that create the crescent will be planted at just 15 or 20 feet tall. They won't reach maturity for 40 or 50 years.

"It will be open and evolving as long as it's there," he said. "Our memorial is not about offering explanation for what happened, but to allow people to come to terms with it." - From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Since that time, he has made vague references to changing the name, but not the intent, of the design.

Sorry, for me, that's not good enough. Any red crescent is unacceptable. Close it off into a full circle...make another symbol.

The fact is, the designer himself recognized it as a crescent and called it that. It will go red in the fall of the year, every year, surrounding that hallowed ground. Our enemies will be emboldened by that symbology...and in my estimation, we will be shamed.

Others may feel differently...so be it, I will continue to do all I can to fight it.

But let's make no mistake, when announced, the symbol was called and meant to be a "crescent". If completed, that's what it will look like and be...a cresent of maple trees that turns a rich red each fall.