Memorial statue criticized as too politically correct Posted by Scott Manning on January 14, 2002 | Comments (0)

NEW YORK, Jan. 12 — A statue based on the famous photograph of the flag-raising at the World Trade Center site is being criticized because the three white firefighters in the picture have been transformed into one white, one black and one Hispanic.Some firefighters and their families say the 19-foot bronze is political correctness run amok and an attempt to rewrite history.

The $180,000 sculpture is expected to be erected this spring at the Fire Department’s Brooklyn headquarters in tribute to the 343 firefighters killed in the attack. It is based on the Sept. 11 photograph of firefighters raising the American flag on about 20 feet of rubble.Full Story...