Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said the 20th anniversary of 9/11 “has been somewhat emotional for me … and I’m grateful for the remembrance of what happened that day,” Gonzales spoke during the seventh MTSU 9/11 Remembrance Saturday, Sept. 11, in the MTSU Tom H. Jackson Building’s Cantrell Hall. (MTSU photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)

MTSU senior ROTC cadets Porter Mitchell, left, Alexis Anderson and Caleb Watts read the timeline of Sept. 11, 2001, events and shared reflections on what that day meant to them Saturday, Sept. 11, in the Tom H. Jackson Building’s Cantrell Hall on campus. The university’s Daniels Veterans Center hosted the seventh annual 9/11 Remembrance. (MTSU photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber, right, MTSU senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives, his wife Shelly and their daughter Alexis walk through the field of U.S. flags Saturday, Sept. 11, near the MTSU Veterans Memorial. MTSU ROTC cadets placed 2,977 flags — each one representing a casualty from the Sept. 11, 2001, attack by the terrorist group al-Qaida — on Friday, Sept. 10. (MTSU photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)