Did you know about our gift from Russia?

[radiantquest]

I just saw this through SU. What a lovely thing and I never heard about it. Am I the only one? It seems that there is a lot negative news and not much positive. This is very positive and I never heard anything about it.

How about you?

http://www.levintel.com/2009/04/07/the-tear-drop/

 

[kenny]

Thanks, I didn't know about it.

Very moving memorial.
It's in New Jersey not far from the WTC site.

 

[Cehrabehra]

I thought it sounded positive too... but here's some of why it isn't well publicized:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_the_Struggle_Against_World_Terrorism
snip: The monument was listed as one of the The World’s Ugliest Statues by Foreign Policy magazine. It was initially given to the local government of Jersey City, but was rejected once city officials actually saw it. It was then relocated to its present placement in Bayonne.[5] The monument has been widely criticized by locals, with one 9/11 survivor likening it to "a cross between a scar and a female sexual organ." :end snip

 

[risingsun]

Never underestimate the stupidity of people who make decisions for us. It was a hearfelt and appropriate memorial. I wish I had known about it before today.