(Thanks to Tom Forbes of Eastern Washington for posting this report on Red County blog)
This week, at Washington State University, it was left to the school's College Republicans to commemorate 9-11 by planting over 2,000 American flags in memory of the lives that were lost 7 years ago.
According to Friday's Moscow-Pullman Daily News:
Annan Bowlby said she wouldn't have remembered the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks if she had not seen more than 2,000 flags sticking out of the ground on the Washington State University campus Thursday.
"A public display was a good way to honor them," she said of the memorial behind Bryan Hall. "It's a nice gesture."
According to WSU College Republicans Vice President Chris Johnson, "it took two hours Wednesday night to decorate the lawn with the flags".
Of course, there were those left-wing students who thought the display was "too patriotic" and that there were "better ways" to honor the victims (whatever that might be).
What is significant is that only the College Republicans at WSU commemorated 9/11. Not the university itself nor any other affiliated group. Johnson stated that it would have been great if WSU had called for a moment of silence.
"I wish there could be more done," he said. "I would like to see other groups getting involved to do something."
As I have said before, the College Republicans are the best thing that the Republican Party has going for it these days. In addition, the so-called responsible adults who run WSU could learn a lesson or two from their students in the College Republicans.
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I'm sorry but do we really need to actively commemorate the anniversary every year? I understand, "never forget" and all that. But I don't think it needs to be an event. If that's the case, should we still be commemorating Pearl Harbor every year? The 1993 WTC bombing? The Oklahoma City bombing? Where is the line drawn?
I mean that's fine if the college 'Pubs want to do something. I'm just saying there's no need to criticize other groups or the university administration for NOT doing something.
Or they could have planted 2000 trees. Sorry that is only done at Israeli schools.
Bryan,
9-11 should be commemorated because the memory is fresh and we are still fighting the enemy that committed 9-11. As for Pearl Harbor, the commemoration still goes on to lesser extent, but the Japanese are no longer our enemy. (Hiroshima and Nagasaki are still commemorated in Japan due to the enormous loss of life.)
I don't know if you have ever been to Pearl harbor, but it is still a moving experience. I have also visted Hiroshima, and that was also a moving experience for me.
Bryan,
9-11 should be commemorated because the memory is fresh and we are still fighting the enemy that committed 9-11. As for Pearl Harbor, the commemoration still goes on to lesser extent, but the Japanese are no longer our enemy. (Hiroshima and Nagasaki are still commemorated in Japan due to the enormous loss of life.)
I don't know if you have ever been to Pearl harbor, but it is still a moving experience. I have also visted Hiroshima, and that was also a moving experience for me.
Two tributes to the victims of 9/11 that still need to be fulfilled:
1. Capturing Osama bin Laden
2. Putting up a new building(s) in place of the fallen towers. Personally, I think that they should make them exactly the same only a little bit taller.
Lance,
Amen to that.
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