Bad Link? Memorial Ties Iraq War, 9/11

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Bad Link? Memorial Ties Iraq War, 9/11
October 14, 2008
Albuquerque Journal

A plan to etch the words and images of 9/11 on a monument to Soldiers who fell in Iraq has ignited a debate about whether the publicly funded memorial links the war in Iraq to the 2001 terrorist attacks.

The $300,000 war memorial officially broke ground Oct. 5 at the New Mexico Veterans' Memorial Park in Albuquerque. Supporters hope to complete the project by May 30.

But at least one city councilor and some veterans want more public discussion about the cityfunded monument, and in particular, its depiction of the terrorist attacks in the context of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

"We want to make sure that we don't revise history before history is even written," Councilor Rey Garduo said. "In no way am I questioning whether we should honor our fallen heroes. But in no way should we connect Iraq and terrorism."

The proposed memorial features a ring of laser-etched granite blocks depicting the 9/11 attacks and other images, including maps and photos of the attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., and of the hijacked plane that went down in Somerset County, Pa. It also features five empty dress uniforms cast in bronze hanging in lockers that form a ring around a central pillar.


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