'A powerful voice' -- Hundreds honor Charlie Kirk at UNL vigil [View all]

[Omaha Steve]

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Livia Ziskey 8 hrs ago

A week after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, students and community members gathered Wednesday night outside the Nebraska Union on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus to remember the life of the late conservative activist.

“Charlie Kirk is a martyr of the Christian faith and an American hero,” said Nebraska volleyball player Rebekah Allick, tears rolling down her face as she stood at a podium in front of the crowd of hundreds.

Gov. Jim Pillen stood beside Allick, patting her on the shoulder. He asked the crowd to raise their candles in the air.

“Set our hearts on fire,” Pillen said.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomores Bethany Fox, second from left, and Brayden Ebbers, third from left, attend a vigil for Charlie Kirk on Wednesday outside the Nebraska Union. “Charlie was such a light in this world,” Fox said. “He was such a phenomenal role model, and I hope that everybody can remember him for his courage.”
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star