Sunday, September 21, 2025

A Bridge Not Too Far for Charlie Kirk

 

My previous post on Sept. 10 was about the great views from under the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge that connects Charleston and Mount Pleasant. (By the way, this is my 450th post, dating back to 2010 when I launched this site). 

Sunday, Sept. 14 found us on the Ravenel Bridge for a somber yet uplifting event. 




This was a vigil for the late Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk who was killed by an assassin on Sept. 10 while hosting an outdoor forum at Utah Valley University

Kirk, 31, was an influential advocate for Christ, families and “old fashioned” American values. A gunman has been arrested and may eventually be executed for his crime in a state that has the death penalty. 




After a Sunday dinner at Cracker Barrel (happy that the controversial logo change didn’t happen!), we trekked up the bridge, joining hundreds of flag-bearing patriots. 

See my short video below...










The weather could not have been more accommodating. Not too hot, very pleasant conditions. 






Jesus joined us too in spirit and in this picture brought by, I think, a College of Charleston member of Turning Point USA, the organization Charlie Kirk founded when he was 18 years old. 

The gentleman on the left is Cameron Limes, a news reporter at WCIV Channel 4 TV. 







Charleston County Republican officials organized the vigil. Brief remarks and bagpipes' music took place in the small tight space behind the massive bridge piling. 

The main thing was that people had a chance to grieve together and honor a young life, full of even greater promise and potential, that was cut short by a disturbed 22-year-old Utah man. 



To follow are more of my photos from the Charlie Kirk vigil. RIP Charlie. 🙏 















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