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Vigil held for 2009…
Vigil held for 2009 Metro Red Line crash victims
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June 23, 2013, 4:26 AM
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Four years after a Metro Red Line train crashed and killed nine people, the friends and family of those lost came out to hold a candlelight vigil. (WTOP/Ari Ashe)
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Friends and family of those lost in the 2009 Metro Red Line crash gather at a candlelight vigil.(WTOP/Ari Ashe)
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Before and during most of the service, people were embracing, talking and sharing fond memories. They were singing and dancing to hymns about gaining strength through faith. (WTOP/Ari Ashe)
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Four years after a Metro Red Line train crashed and killed nine people, the friends and family of those lost gathered near the crash site. (WTOP/Ari Ashe)
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Friends and family of those lost in the 2009 Metro Red Line crash share stories at the gathering. (WTOP/Ari Ashe)
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Tawanda Brown organized a shrine at the bridge overlooking the crash site, which includes flowers and a painting of her daughter LaVonda "Nikki" King, who died in the crash.(WTOP/Ari Ashe)
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The view from the bridge overlooking the crash site. (WTOP/Ari Ashe)
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