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[claude sweet <sweetent@home.com>]

Should there be some concerted effort to memorize the living and those 
who died at the WTC and the Pentagon?

I hope that when the dead are recovered from the WTC site, surrounding 
buildings with catastrophic damage are imploded, and the debris is 
cleared that plans are developed to construct a memorial park on the 
site. Let us not forget those who perished in the planes and in the 
Pentagon.

Reflective pools, fountains, lawns, flower beds, paths, and benches 
would provide a suitable memorial to reflect upon the loss of life and 
provide a fitting setting for a building housing artifacts of the 
tragedy so future generations will not forget the collective individual 
heroic efforts to respond to those in need. Hopeful this permanent 
reminder will help to prevent such events in the future.

I personally feel the decision not to rebuild the government building in 
Oklahoma City was the right decision and hope the same decision will 
occur in New York City. Perhaps a special memorial can be added to the 
reflective pond the Lincoln Memorial at Washington DC.

In my opinion, there is no question "If there should be a memorial". 
There are two basic issues to be considered:
1. The question of what type of memorial;
2. Where to locate such a memorial.

We can and should discuss the form of a memorial. I strongly urge a 
park. I understand the primary purpose of this forum does not lend 
itself to debating the location and funding sources of a memorial(s).

Everyone involved in the horticultural industry (manufacturers, 
suppliers, distributors, and gardeners like ourselves) can add different 
perspectives to the discussion of how best to design a park constructed 
as a memorial projects. In my opinion, supporting such memorials should 
be as important as any efforts to punish those who planned and carried 
out the attack.

The scope of this disaster will impact history and a fitting memorial 
can help to focus the attention of the world on positive solutions such 
as removing root causes of hatred, discrimination, persecution, and poverty.

I urge everyone to participate in discussions of a memorial of this 
event. We should be especially tolerant of people who hold different 
points of view from our own. I would suggest that people can be 
patriotic and not wish to return to work in any commercial building(s) 
erected at the WTC site. Lets remember the anguish of the people who 
have been directly affected and who will carry the scars for the rest of 
their lives.

Claude Sweet
San Diego, CA
USA


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