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People mourned for the victims on the drillfield. Vigil on April 17

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One week after the shooting,people set six flags on the lawn of the drillfield to mourn the victims.

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Items left at the memorial plaque of Ryan Clark on the drillfield. Photo taken on 5-1-07.

Photo by Teri H. Hoover.

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Items left at the memorial plaque of Ryan Clark on the drillfield. Photo taken on 5-1-07.

Photo by Teri H. Hoover.

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Items left at the memorial plaque of Ross Alameddine on the drillfield. Photo taken on 5-1-07.

Photo by Teri H. Hoover.

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Maroon and orange ribbons remained on trees on the drillfield over the Memorial Day weekend.

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A crowd grows on the drillfield prior to the start of a candlelight vigil on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance.


Photo by Brent Jesiek.

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Dozens participate in a "lie-in" on the drillfield on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Organized by a Virginia Tech senior, the lie-in was designed as both a memorial to the victims and a protest against easy access to firearms.

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Dozens participate at a "lie-in" on the drillfield on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Organized by a Virginia Tech senior, the lie-in was designed as both a memorial to the victims and a protest against easy access to firearms.


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Items left at the memorial plaque of Rachael Hill on the drillfield. Photo taken on 5-1-07.

Photo by Teri H. Hoover.

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People brought handmade gifts and flowers to the drillfield memorial site to mourn and pray for the victims every day.

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After April 16, a lot of people came drillfield to mourn for the victims every day.

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(April 18, 2007) Prayer circle on drillfield.


Photo courtesy of Brent Jesiek.

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A student mourned for the victims in front of the Hokie stone memorial site of the drillfield one week after the shooting.

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After the intermediate memorial dedication ceremony, interviews such as this one were commonplace. But while there was clearly a media presence at this event, it was subdued in comparison to the immediate aftermath of April 16.

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Police cruisers on the Drill Field circle.

Photo courtesy of Ivan V. Morozov

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On April 19, people volunteered to set up a place of prayer in the corner of the drillfield.

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Peter Read, who lost his daughter Mary in the April 16 shootings at Virginia Tech, speaks at a student "lie-in" on the drillfield on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Organized by a Virginia Tech senior, the lie-in was designed as both a memorial…

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Items left at the memorial plaque of Partahi Lumbantoruan on the drillfield. Photo taken on 5-1-07.

Photo by Teri H. Hoover.

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one of the many trees around the drillfield
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