Crescent of Betrayal?
I was forwarded an e-mail recently that warned how the proposed Flight 93 memorial was designed in a crescent shape to honor Islam and desecrate the memory of the brave passengers. This sounded like somewhat of an Internet urban legend , so I decided to do my own investigation. I was surprised to learn that Congress had authorized 57 million dollars to create a giant memorial in the field in which the plane crashed. The field has been purchased by the government and it is now operated under the National Park Service. The proposed memorial is something of a gigantic theme park . I thought that a modest monument listing the names of the passengers would be appropriate. I could not imagine that the government would try to turn this rather minor incident (historically speaking) into something on the historical significance of a Gettysburg. The memorial design was awarded to Beverly Hills architects Paul and Milena Murdoch. Their proposed design was an intricate display which includes: The ...