College football provided many special moments in Week 1. The best, however, may not have happened on the field.
Kudos to Auburn for the choice to honor the memories of the 13 soldiers who lost their lives in the bombing at the airport in Afghanistan.
The moving gesture happened at Auburn’s 60-10 victory over Akron at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday.
There were 13 seats left open, one for each life lost.
Well done, War Eagle.
13 seats for the 13 soldiers recently lost in Afghanistan. #auburn #wareagle pic.twitter.com/n1lJAn4cYU
— War Blogle (@WarBlogle) September 4, 2021
I'm an Alabama fan but this deserves recognition. Well done Auburn, well done. Honoring our soldiers killed in Afghanistan. We will remember. #honor #heros #gonebutnotforgotten pic.twitter.com/JOKMoC3o0I
— 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬🌹 (@LCThelin) September 6, 2021
11 Marines, a Navy sailor and an Army soldier died during last week’s attack at the Kabul airport. Loved ones and cities across the nation paid tribute to those that were lost. https://t.co/GxLq6WUaHY
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) August 31, 2021
