A "Crescent of Embrace"?

Tom Burnett, Sr. wants son's name removed from Flight 93 memorial

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The father of a Minnesota native killed when hijacked Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001, wants his son's name withheld from a victims memorial because of renewed concerns that its design is centered around Islamic symbolism.

Tom Burnett Sr. served on a jury that picked the winning design, originally named "Crescent of Embrace," and said the request was "something I'd rather not do, but I can't get anyone to listen."

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Nearly two years ago, designer Paul Murdoch changed the memorial's planned shape to a nearly full circle in response to critics who said the original crescent shape honored the Muslim extremists who carried out the attacks. The crescent is a Muslim symbol.

Burnett Sr., of Northfield, Minn., said he is looking for a "thorough, honest investigation" of the design and the elements discussed by Alec Rawls, a conservative blogger from Palo Alto, Calif. Burnett said many of his concerns were based on Rawls' theories.

Rawls says the planned memorial faces toward Mecca, Islam's holiest city, and contends that a planned 93-foot tower with wind chimes would act as an Islamic sundial.

Comment: My wife echoed my sentiment: "good for him"! The memorial design has since been "modified" to a "Bowl of Embrace". Will this be a field of honor or a field that mocks us? Nathan (son) said: "it would be like building a Holocaust museum in the shape of a swastika!"

Alec Rawls evidence

Alec Rawls blog

Wiki: Flight 93 National Memorial

Official Flight 93 Memorial site