Today, on the 7th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the N.Y. Twin Trade Towers and the Pentagon and the field in PA (on the way to the White House), the Pentagon was the first to unveil their 9/11 Memorial. 184 benches were made showing the name of each of the 184 citizens killed in the Pentagon or on American Airlines Flight 77 as it smashed into it. It cost $22 million to build.
Under each of the "benches" is a shallow, glowing light pool. If the bench has the name of one of the 59 people aboard Flight 77, the name can only be read while facing the sky; if it has the name of one of the Pentagon victims, the name faces the Pentagon. Each bench was drapped with a blue cloth which was removed while the victim's name was read out during the ceremony. I would think that was an unbelievable moving, yet sorrowful, moment for the families.
There is also an age wall that begins with the age in inches of the youngest victim preceeding to the age in inches of the oldest victim. Thus, it begins at 3" and ends at a height of 71". Brings tears to your eyes just to think about it. Now add another 2,800+ victims from the Trade Towers.
All that to mention that everyone over 10 years of age remembers what they were doing on 9/11/2001 around 9 a.m. Eastern Time. I know it is still fresh in my mind, hearing the first news report as I drove to the library at 7:45 a.m. my time. I remember watching on a small TV in the boss's office with a friend and crying with her as it was obvious that people were dying.
It's been 7 years since we've been attacked; may it be 7 more and 7 more and 7 more and on and on and on.
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