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The sounds of “God Bless America” floated over the Dallas Hall lawn Sunday evening as students and community members lit candles in remembrance of the victims of 9/11.
“So tonight we gather to remember, to honor, to pray and to promise,” Chaplain Stephen Rankin said. “We promise here at SMU to practice what we desire, for all the world to prevail in side-by-side.”
SMU students attended the event to participate in the university’s tribute to the fallen.
“I’m here to honor those who died and here for the families of the firemen and servicemen who gave their lives,” first-year Grant Ryden said.
First-year Sal Saroni came to the memorial service because of his familial ties to 9/11.
“I came out to pay tribute to our great nation,” Sal Saroni said. “I have family in the military, those that have served abroad. This is for them