Living Objects
By LMReviews on Feb 18, 2009 in Multicultural Events, Multicultural History
From the simple wedding band your grandmother wore to the favorite pair of jeans you can’t live without or even the lucky socks you wear to every job interview, we give inanimate objects meaning and life.
We all have that special object that holds a certain special something for each of us. Recently, a friend sent me pictures of the new USS New York LPD 21, it is the fifth in a new class of warships being built for special terrorist military operations. It is made from the most meaningful scrap metal possible–scrap metal from the World Trade Center.
With the motto, “Never Forget” the USS New York gives recycling a whole new meaning. This warship will carry 360 sailors and 700 Marines to be delivered by helicopters and assault craft. The WTC scrap steel was melted down and poured into molds on September 9th 2003. That metal didn’t belong to just one person; it belonged to America’s people. As a result, it held meaning and represented life to all that came in contact with it, from the point of scrap metal all the way until it was fashioned into its finished product.
I can’t think of a more appropriate use for the steel remnants of that day. That steel, in the shape of a building, did its best to protect its inhabitants on that unforgettable day and now in the form of a ship, it will protect some of our bravest Americans as they defend our freedom.
All Hail the USS New York–Never Forget.
