In the culmination of a week-long, national commemoration of Sept. 11, the 9/11: Never Forget Project hosted a candlelight vigil to mark the ninth anniversary of the tragedy.
The memorial was sponsored by the UF College Republicans, Americans for Prosperity and the Network of Enlightened Women.
About 50 people gathered next to the cluster of more than 2,977 American flags on the grass of the Plaza of the Americas, holding white candles and listening to commemorative songs and prayers.
Carly Wilson, chairwoman for the UF College Republicans, said this was the first time the Sept. 11 anniversary has fallen on a game day.
“People were saying that the memorial was infringing on their ability to tailgate,” she said. “I am so grateful that we still have people here to remember.”
Sophomore Stacey LaSala read a prayer she wrote, recognizing the victims of Sept. 11.
“The thoughts that inspired me were the hurt that people who lost someone were feeling and how God can be there to comfort them,” she said.
