by Lionel Bascom — June 16th, 2008 — 1 comment
Writing for Timesunion.com, Michael Burke of the Bronx says Jim Schaller in a May 25 letter, could not be more wrong in his recommendation that a license plate “honoring” the “victims of the tragic event” — the terrorist attacks upon America by Islamic fundamentalists that murdered nearly 3,000 people — be one that would not “adversely refer to it in any way.”
The last thing we need is the state commemorating 9/11 as a “tragic event,” thereby denying how and why they died. That honors no one. We do not honor those victims by deeming any reference to the attacks as somehow “adverse.” Adverse to whom, how?
Though ironically, such a “vanity plate” would be the perfect fundraiser for the WTC 9/11 memorial. That $500 million vanity project, dedicated entirely to “what we need and deserve” will discard all evidence of 9/11 — “in order,” as per the handful who dictated its concept, “to preserve the integrity of the memorial.”
Note: On 9/11, my brother, New York Fire Department Capt. William F. Burke Jr. of Engine Co. 21 gave his life.
MICHAEL BURKE
Bronx
12:59 PM in Uncategorized, World Trade Center, Ground Zero, The Attack, Terrorist Threat, Freedom Tower News, Neighbourhood
The effectiveness of this kind of fundraiser would rely on the wording of the plates to be more specific in their commemoration. In this manner, attention could focus on those who responded with courage and died with dignity.
Jeanne · June 16th, 2008 at 11:02 pm