Today is a day that will live on in infamy for my generation. Although I recognize the sacrifices, and tragic stories associated with past significant events including Pearl Harbour, D-Day, and the like, I will never be fully appreciative because they were before my time. For 9-11, it is strange to consider that so many people coming after me may never fully appreciate something that was so significant to my generation. I can still recall the group of people from our apartment building who gathered around our television to watch the horror unfold on CNN. Images of planes colliding with the towers, people leaping to certain death, and a toxic dust cloud covering everyone, and everything. So many years later, the scars of 9-11 still remain, and have grown to include two wars, a President that will go down in history as a laughing stock, and a new Michael Moore documentary.
The design process for Ground Zero called on the greatest visionaries from all over the world to come up with something that would take New York into the future. It has been marred with controversy, from the actual selection of a final design, to the layout of the memorial, and even the time lines associated with building construction. To date, Ground Zero has evolved from pile of rubble, to hole in the ground, and now a small gathering of cranes and construction equipment. So the end of the construction phase is in sight, but for some, the healing will last a lifetime. Today’s post is for those who wish to remember those who lost their lives on 9-11, and how Ground Zero will pay tribute to them.
