NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) - The following information was provided by Northwestern State University.

Northwestern State University said their community paid tribute to the victims of the September 11th terrorist attack with a Patriot Day ceremony.

The Patriot Day commemoration was sponsored by SGA, NSU ROTC and the Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts.

NSU said the event began at precisely 7:46 a.m., the moment the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center 24 years ago.

With flags lowered to half-staff, Student Government Association President Madysen Morgan led the group in a moment of silence. A choral ensemble then sang the national anthem.

“Today as we gather to commemorate the day, we remember and honor those who lost their lives on that sober day in 2001, the coura

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