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Vegas Hotel-Casino Opens Tribute to Victims of Sept. 11 Attacks4 March 2003LAS VEGAS -- As reported by the Associated Press: ``The New York-New York casino on the Las Vegas Strip has quietly unveiled a memorial to victims of the World Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist attacks. ``The display consists of a granite wall with 20 recessed boxes of mementos such as an American flag. In between, brass plates display quotations from inspirational figures such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nelson Mandela. ``The casino preserved items left on a fence in front of a replica of a Statue of Liberty and a New York City fireboat almost immediately after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. As the collection grew, resort owner MGM Mirage said it was faced with designing a memorial. ``…The hotel plans no fanfare for the memorial, which is free to the public and located on the Strip sidewalk, to avoid the appearance of self-promotion…" |