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WTC memorial mission statement
From Phil Hirschkorn
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Committees involved in envisioning what will be done at the World Trade Center site have composed a mission statement for the construction of a memorial to the nearly 2,800 people killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack in Lower Manhattan. A committee of victims' family members, attack survivors, emergency responders, downtown community leaders, and arts professionals wrote the draft. It reads: • Remember and honor the thousands of innocent men, women, and children killed in the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001. • Respect this place made sacred through tragic loss. • Recognize the endurance of those who survived, the courage of those who risked their lives to save others, and the compassion of all who supported us in our darkest hours. • -- May the lives remembered, the deeds recognized, and the spirit reawakened be eternal beacons, which reaffirm respect for life, strengthen our resolve to preserve freedom, and inspire an end to hatred, ignorance and intolerance. A second committee has drafted guiding principles for the physical memorial, which will be chosen through an international design competition to commence this spring. That draft reads: • Embody the goals and spirit of the mission statement. • Convey the magnitude of personal and physical loss at this location. • Acknowledge all those who aided in rescue, recovery and healing. • Respect the sacred quality of the space that will be designated for the memorial. • Encourage reflection and contemplation. • Evoke the historical significance and worldwide impact of Sept. 11, 2001. • Create an original and powerful statement of enduring and universal symbolism. • Inspire and engage people to learn more about the events and impact of Sept. 11, 2001. • Evolve over time with our understanding of the events. The two committees were appointed by the Lower Manhattan Development Council, the city-state agency chartered with overseeing the redevelopment of the WTC site. The LMDC is inviting comments on the draft mission statement and draft program on its Web site at www.RenewNYC.com, through the mail, and at next Tuesday evening's public hearing at Pace University in Lower Manhattan. Public comments are sought until early February. The LMDC is also working toward choosing a single land use plan for the 16-acre site by next month. The agency last month unveiled nine varied architectural visions, submitted by seven teams, and those plans are on display at the Winter Garden atrium of the World Financial Center, adjacent to the WTC site. Meanwhile, plans are moving ahead for a memorial to the September 11 attack at the Pentagon, which claimed nearly 200 lives. A jury created by the Army Corps of Engineers plans to choose a winning memorial design next month from among six finalists named last fall. Details of that competition may be viewed at http://memorialcompetition.pentagon.mil. A memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where some of the 40 passengers and crew forced a fourth hijacked plane to crash September 11, will be built on land now overseen by the National Park Service, which has yet to set a timetable for the design. It took a committee almost two years to develop a mission statement for the national memorial in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where 168 people died from a truck bomb detonated in 1994 by Timothy McVeigh. It was the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil until September 11.
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