Scene from the second Drillfield commemoration
Posted Apr16, 2008 at 04:15 PM
A second commemoration service, lasting 20 minutes, was led by Greek Orthodox clergy in a bright sunlight near the memorial flame. The pastors wore the black shirts and white collars that stood out in contrast to the dozen or so student congregation members who wore jeans and T-shirts.
The names of all 32 victims were read again, amid a liturgy that included the following atonement: “O God of spirits and of all flesh, you have trampled down death and have abolished the power of the devil, giving life to your world. Give rest to the soul of your departed servants. In a place of light, in a place of repose, in a place of refreshment, where there is no pain, sorrow and suffering.”
-- Rob Johnson
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