The victims of the New 12 months terror assaults on Bourbon Road have been poignantly remembered on and off the Tremendous Bowl 59 discipline Sunday, with a second of silence and a efficiency by Girl Gaga filmed on the web site of the New Orleans assault.
First responders on the Tremendous Bowl discipline held framed pictures of the 14 individuals who have been killed when a person figuring out with the Islamic State and driving a truck barreled right into a crowd of New 12 months’s Eve revelers within the early hours of Jan. 1. Greater than 30 others have been injured. The suspect died in a shootout with responding police.
In a video aired earlier than the Tremendous Bowl began, Girl Gaga gave a shifting efficiency of “Hold My Hand,” her hit track from “Top Gun: Maverick.” Michael Strahan and Tom Brady, together with New Orleans’ Saints proprietor Gayle Benson and others, launched the video, main a solemn crowd down the road the place Gaga sat at a piano.
On the sport itself, former New Orleans Saints defensive finish Cameron Jordan launched first responders and victims’ members of the family.
“On January first, our cherished French Quarter experienced an attack that shook us to the core,” started Jordan, an eight-time professional bowl choice with the Saints. “In the face of unspeakable loss, we mourn 14 lives that were taken too soon. Tonight we come together not only to remember but to celebrate their lives and honor the brave heroes who rushed toward danger, embodying selflessness and courage.”
He then flagged the primary responders, who got here from the New Orleans Police Division, New Orleans emergency companies, New Orleans Fireplace Division, Louisiana Division of Corrections, and Louisiana State Police, who all available that evening.
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Relations of victims within the Bourbon Road assault and first responders are seen on the sphere previous to the Tremendous Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday. (Picture by Jamie Squire/Getty Photos)
Additionally on the sphere have been honorary Tremendous Bowl LIX captains—the three siblings of Tiger Bech, 27, and the mother and father of Matthew Tenedorio, who was 25. Bech had performed extensive receiver at Princeton College, and Tenedorio labored on the Superdome, and was scheduled to be on deck for the Tremendous Bowl.
“Also joining us here tonight and watching from the stands are many other family members of the victims,” Jordan mentioned.
There was additionally a shout-out to victims of latest disasters across the nation.
“We are a resilient community. And we are filled with gratitude for the incredible support we have received from around the world,” Jordan mentioned. “Tonight we also extend our hearts to those impacted by the floods in North Carolina, the fires in California, and the families grieving the loss of loved ones in the tragic plane crashes in Washington D.C. and Philadelphia.”
