Today me and my mom visited a site that we both have been wanting to see here in the good-ol land of Aggieland. Since the 10th Anniversary of the beloved Bonfire collapse they erected a memorial for the 12 men and woman who died. The site it self is beautiful and it shows how much the campus and University really felt and how they kept the memory of them alive.

There are 12 portals that point to each of the hometown of the person who passed. In each portal there is a bonze picture of that person and then saying, letter, and quotes that express who that person was when they were still alive and what their last moments were like before the collapse. Reading those items were moving, showing the spirit of that person in their own portal. I believe it was a wonderful way of perserving the memory of that person and to show that yes while these 12 did die they died for something that meant alot to them, yes they weren't thinking that they were going to die on that day but it was a time when God called them Home.

The ironic factor in the whole sense is that Texas A&M is the Home of the 12th Man. It's a saying in our Football teams and history so we are known for the 12th man, and He was someone when his team needed him he would step up to the plate. So when Bonfire collapsed there was one man, who while he was severaly injured, refused to be treated because from where he was, he could hear and see people who were trapped and directed the rescue workers to them and ultimatley saved their lives, and he was the last to die, the 12th person to pass. So while A&M stands for the 12th Man, that man stood up and symbolized the 12th man in that moment of tradgedy and dispare.

So visiting this site, while not a HUGE fan myself was still a moving moment because it was something that happened while I was here, and will always be something I will remember. And to those 12 men and woman who passed on I say God Bless and welcome Home. Gig'em Aggies! WHOOP!