A young girl is illuminated by candle light during the commemorative vigil on July 18. (Shaoshao Chen/The Epoch Times)On the evening of July 18, Falun Gong practitioners from around the world gathered in Washington, D.C. in front of the Washington Monument to hold a candlelight vigil in memory of the many Falun Gong practitioners who have suffered or been killed at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution.