Solumn and Crazy College All-Nighter.

(photo (c) courtesy Collective Vision)

(photo (c) courtesy aggiemoms.org)

A friend and I left after work yesterday to drive 4 hrs to College Station to attend the annual Bonfire Memorial service, which is held at 2:42 AM (the exact time of the collapse of the stack back in 1999).  This has become a very special tradition at Texas A&M since the terrible accident eleven years ago yesterday.  The memorial itself was built on the then-current site of the then school-sponsored annual Bonfire event held the week of the annual football game between the Fightin’ Texas Aggies and t.u. It is a beautiful tribute to the students killed in that tragic accident.  While the University no longer sponsors the Bonfire due to insurance issues, an unofficial, student Bonfire continues to be built annually to this day!  This was my first time to attend the memorial.