High School Cheerleaders' Patriotic 9/11 Tribute Routine Goes Viral, The Lumberton High School cheerleaders are under fire for their 9/11 themed cheer routine, which features audio from live news reports from the day of the attack, the song “God Bless the USA” and comments made by President George W. Bush.
The squad, from Lumberton, Texas, performed the routine on Friday, the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
One of the cheerleaders shared the video on Twitter, writing “The Lumberton cheerleaders would like you to watch our appreciation & acknowledgement for the ones effected [sic] in 9/11.”
The tribute has been met with mixed emotions, while some say the performance left them speechless, others have called it tasteless to be tumbling to the sounds of audio reports from the day the towers fell.
The LHS cheerleaders have performed a 9/11 tribute routine every year since 2002, and this year has been no different.
The squad’s coach, Lauren Sheffield, told Buzzfeed News that she and the cheerleaders take the routine “very seriously.”
“We do this because we believe it is very important to honor and remember the first responders, those who gave their lives, and those who still mourn the hole left by lost loved ones,” she told Buzzfeed.
Regardless of reactions, the 9/11 tribute video has been viewed on Facebook more than 23 million times to date and has been shared over 700,000 times.
The squad, from Lumberton, Texas, performed the routine on Friday, the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
One of the cheerleaders shared the video on Twitter, writing “The Lumberton cheerleaders would like you to watch our appreciation & acknowledgement for the ones effected [sic] in 9/11.”
The tribute has been met with mixed emotions, while some say the performance left them speechless, others have called it tasteless to be tumbling to the sounds of audio reports from the day the towers fell.
The LHS cheerleaders have performed a 9/11 tribute routine every year since 2002, and this year has been no different.
The squad’s coach, Lauren Sheffield, told Buzzfeed News that she and the cheerleaders take the routine “very seriously.”
“We do this because we believe it is very important to honor and remember the first responders, those who gave their lives, and those who still mourn the hole left by lost loved ones,” she told Buzzfeed.
Regardless of reactions, the 9/11 tribute video has been viewed on Facebook more than 23 million times to date and has been shared over 700,000 times.
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