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Georgia Southern vigil remembers lost 'sisters'
Dr. Keel: 'Hold on to that love. Hold on to that support.'
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Georgia Southern University President Brooks Keel, left, and Dean of Students Patrice Jackson are emotional following a memorial service held on campus Thursday for five nursing students who died in an accident on I-16 Wednesday. Earlier, Keel spoke about the university community as family.
A hurting Eagle Nation turned out in force Thursday evening to remember, honor and cry together over the five "sisters" lost in Wednesday's tragic accident on Interstate 16. About 2,500 people gathered on Georgia Southern's Sweetheart Circle to mourn the friends and colleagues gone forever, but also to celebrate their lives and support one another. "Today, we are all Eagles," university President Dr. Brooks Keel said, his voice cracking with emotion.
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