University of Miami students walk 9.11 miles carrying 35-pound bags

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Holly Demaria was among the determined University of Miami students who met before sunrise on Saturday to walk 9.11 miles, while carrying 35-pound bags.

Demaria participated in the Ruck To Remember, an annual tradition by members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps to honor the first responders of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

“A lot of people from our generation don’t realize how impactful it was,” Demaria said…

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