WATCH: Cheerleaders’ 9/11 Tribute Routine Goes Viral

A cheerleading squad from Texas has gone viral after a Facebook video showed the group of young girls performing a routine honoring the victims of the Sept. 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks.

One of the girls uploaded the video to Facebook on Friday. As of this writing, it has nearly 20 million views. The routine features audio from news reports on that tragic day, as well as George W. Bush‘s remarks following the attacks.

The video received mostly positive responses, but some took to Twitter to call it “cringeworthy,” among other criticisms, as BuzzFeed notes:

Omg, that 9/11 cheerleader video has to be the most cringeworthy thing I've seen in a long time. Get a clue.

— Jess Desserts (@thejessdesserts) September 13, 2015

Lumberton High cheerleader happy horrible 9/11 tribute using victim's voices is going viral, it's all about her. pic.twitter.com/Uw39Y1Zxk6

— Peg (@IowaPeg) September 12, 2015

Just watched part of a video in which high school cheerleaders did a "tribute to 9/11." America, where tasteless tat passes for homage.

— Elaine Liner (@LinerElaine) September 12, 2015

The Lumberton High School squad’s coach, Lauren Sheffield, told BuzzFeed that the school has done a 9/11 tribute performance each year since 2002. “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.

Watch the video below, via YouTube:

[h/t BuzzFeed]
[Featured image via screengrab]

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