If one accepts the concept that the flag represents the country, then think
about the message.  There is no shortage of twisted, broken, burnt, and
tattered items to use as a memorial to the WTC tragedy.  But a ragged and
tattered representation of America?  Is that how we want to think of
ourselves and have others see us?  Ragged and tattered?  The national
anthemn is all about how the flag/country still stood proud despite the
destruction going on, quite the opposite sentiment to memorializing this
flag.  Laying to rest one more victim of the bombing seems a better symbolic
gesture than identifying with the remnants.

Robin K Panza                         [log in to unmask]
Collection Manager, Section of Birds          ph:  412-622-3255
Carnegie Museum of Natural History       fax: 412-622-8837
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh  PA  15213-4008  USA

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