Good morning to all,

Having been a member of this list for awhile, I'd like to give my input on
this subject.  Being a historian and someone interested in historical
accuracy, I wanted to give my perspective on this issue.  Like the
photograph at Iwo Jima, the raising of the flag in New York, was taken at
the spur of the moment + these pictures are very meaningful to many people,
and it deeply offends me that people would think that these moments were
staged or should have been.  My grandfather died at Iwo Jima, and like the
soldiers and firefighters who have served our country, moments like these in
our nation's history need to be remembered with reverence + dignity, and not
for the insignificant differences over the one's background.  I myself
belong to a minority background, and think of myself as an American first,
and I don't think politics really fit into this discussion because we all
come from different points of view.  A monument is very different from a
photograph, and it should represent all of the people who were involved in
such a moment, but should be presented in a way that all people feel they
were part of it.

Just my two cents,

Harrison Wick

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