I was debating whether or not I was going to make a post today about September 11th, 2001. I mean, I know everyone will probably do one, but if i don’t do it for whatever reason, it’ll look like I don’t care.
I definitely want you to know I care.
I’m not going to go into a story of what happened, you all already know how it did.
I’m not going to go into the conspiracy theories surrounding what happened, because frankly, those lies are a disgrace to the people who suffered and died that day.
My post isn’t going to be that long either, in fact, it’s already 1/3 over.
I’m going to talk about one thing I learned today about the future Freedom Tower, the building that is already being built at ground zero.
I’m a guy who really, really likes symbolism. It’s cool to see the 13 stripes on the flag and know they represent the 13 original colonies.
If you don’t already know, the top of the freedom tower building (the roof) will be exactly as high as the original twin towers, around 1,368 feet (417 m). The new tower’s spire will reach taller than the original towers’.
The original spire reached to 1,727 feet (526.3 m). The new spire, however, will reach to 1,776 feet (451.3 m)
Did you catch that?
1,776 feet.
I love our country so much.
It’s a great tribute, that in and of itself.
(P.S. I hate how it’s going to register me as logging this in on the 12th [http://daily...2008/09/12/remembering-...]. I can assure you that I logged this on the 11th. Late in the day, yes, but on the 11th.)
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