DALLAS TOWNSHIP -- As we mark 14 years since September 11, 2001, more and more college students have little to no memory of that day in history.
Most freshmen this fall were 4 years old on September 11, 2001.
On Friday at Misericordia University in Luzerne County, there was an effort to remind those who may not remember how important this day really is.
It would be hard for students on the Misericordia University campus in Dallas to forget that this day is one with special meaning. For hours, group after group carried the American flag on pathway after pathway for all to see.
It wasn't a parade or a march, just a simple, quiet gesture, with a lot of meaning.
"I feel like this is a daylong reminder, just a constant reminder and it gives everyone a chance to be involved," said organizer Lindsey Riddell.
For some of those involved, the memory of 9/11 is only its aftermath. These college kids were just little kids back then.
"These students, many of them have very few memories of September 11. The incoming first year class were only 4 or 5 years old when September 11 happened," said Riddell.
"It still sticks with me," said Misericordia student Eric Dittmeier. "As I get older, I can look back and reflect a little more. And it gives it a little bit of a deeper meaning now than it did at the time."
For the faculty, it's much different. They have a direct memory of that day.
Some like Kathy Gelso even had connections to the victims.
"Every year on 9/11 it has a very strong impact on me so I want to remember that," Gelso said. "I think what we're doing here at Misericordia is wonderful. I saw it on the website and as soon I saw it, I said that's what I want to do."
There was an actual ceremony with song and prayer, but carrying the flag, even if it was for only 15 minutes at a time, is what meant the most.
"Everybody, even if it's just a minute or two take a moment to thank for all you have and think of everyone who fought for what you have," Dittmeier said.
The flag carrying started at 8:46 a.m., the time the attack started 14 years ago. It wrapped up late Friday afternoon.
The idea came from a veterans group carrying a flag across the country.
