We are, of course, approaching the sixth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.  Much has happened since those dramatic days and it is still quite difficult to capture the ultimate meaning of the 911 attacks.

But during my recent visit to the South Bend, IN area, I saw one of the better memorials related to that day.  The memorial is located in St. Patrick’s County Park, just to the south of the Michigan-Indiana border, near Business Route US-31.

In a quiet corner of the park, near a grove of trees planted especially for the memorial is a sculpture created by an artist named Robert Kuntz.  Mr. Kuntz erected two steel pillars with branches that protrude from the top.

At the base of the steel pillars is a section of I-beam from the actual World Trade Center buildings in New York City.  It is possible to see the impact of the attacks in the bended steel.

The artist tastefully records his presence with a creative flourish at the base of the memorial.

It’s really quite a moving sculpture.  And, again, it’s one of the better 911 memorials that I have seen.

Here’s the official park site:

http://www.sjcparks.org/stpats.html

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