Honored is what he feels, particularly since his own firm's entry in the competition, a glassy wall with the victims' and heroes' names etched within, did not, as he puts it, "make it past first base."

Then Sam punched the touchpad one last time, and spoke the final password, and fifteen new names etched themselves in the Shenandoah Gate.

The Palace Hotel was built in 1869 for the wine and spirits merchant, John Sharp - and you can still see his name and profession etched into the stone facade.

After Luis Rodriguez spent an hour under the needles getting his mother's name etched onto his left shoulder with a heart and a rose, he decided to pass on the espresso.

But sometimes a name etched on a stone, no matter how unfamiliar to those who pass it or how remote its location, can continue to trigger a need to know.

Finishing one will get you inducted into Shula's 48-ounce Club and your name etched into a plaque on the wall.

But the name etched at its top, Gretsch Building No. 4, will remain.

Timberlake read the name etched above the inspection port: "PEABODY, Alan - K7a."

I steered the boggled barman right out through the door that bears my name etched into its glass and slam it shut upon him.

The space is still available, the names of china companies like Wedgwood and Royal Copenhagen still etched in its windows.