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View of the drillfield prior to a University Commemoration on the morning of
April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance.


Photo by Brent Jesiek.


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Guards from Virginia Tech's Corps of Cadets stand watch at the memorial site
prior to a University Commemoration on the morning of April 16, 2008, A Day of
Remembrance.


Photo by Brent Jesiek.


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A reporter speaks with an attendee prior to a University Commemoration on the
morning of April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance.


Photo by Brent Jesiek.


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Guards from Virginia Tech's Corps of Cadets stand watch at the memorial site
prior to a University Commemoration on the morning of April 16, 2008, A Day of
Remembrance.


Photo by Brent Jesiek.


Licensed under Creative…

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Guards from Virginia Tech's Corps of Cadets stand watch at the memorial site
while a photographer captures the scene. Photo taken prior to a University
Commemoration on the morning of April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance.


Photo by Brent…

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View of the crowd at a University Commemoration on the morning of April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance.


Photo by Brent Jesiek.


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Governor of Virginia Tim Kaine speaks at a University Commemoration on the morning of April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Seated to Kaine's left are alumni distinguished professor emeritus Tony Distler and community representative Karen…

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View of the crowd at a University Commemoration on the morning of April 16,
2008, A Day of Remembrance.


Photo by Brent Jesiek.


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Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Virginia Tech President Charles Steger speaking at a University Commemoration on the morning of April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Seated from left to right are Governor of Virginia Tim Kaine, alumni distinguished professor emeritus
Tony Distler,…

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Alumni distinguished professor emeritus Tony Distler reads a statement about one of the victims as community representative Karen Cronin waits. Distler and Cronin took turns reading statements about each of the 32 victims' lives at a University…

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View of the crowd at a University Commemoration on the morning of April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. A member of Virginia Tech's Corps of Cadets, assigned to assist with crowd control, looks on.


Photo by Brent Jesiek.


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Following a University Commemoration on the morning of April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance, a student lays a flower at the memorial site. A member of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets stands watch while a special anniversary candle
and wreath stand…

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Buckets of flowers sit in front of the War Memorial Chapel, accompanied by a sign that reads: "Feel free to take a flower to lay at the memorial site. Flowers donated by NRV florists and wholesalers." Photo taken on the afternoon of April 16, 2008, A…

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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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Tommy Edwards performs on the drillfield on the afternoon of April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Edwards founded The Heart of Virginia Foundation(http://theheartofva.org/) in the wake of the April 16 tragedy, with the goal of raising awareness of…

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Two men hold up a banner with the slogan "God Bless Virginia Tech" and a ribbon bearing the name of April 16 victim Nicole White. Photo taken on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance, just prior to the start of a student "lie-in" on the far end of the…

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Virginia Tech senior Alison St. Onge speaks at a student "lie-in" at the far end of the drillfield on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Organized by St. Onge, the event was intended to memorialize the victims and protest easy access to firearms.…

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Candace St. Onge speaks at a student "lie-in" at the far end of the drillfield on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. The event was organized by her daughter, Virginia Tech senior Alison St. Onge, and was intended to both memorialize the victims…

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Lori Haas speaks at a student "lie-in" at the far end of the drillfield on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Haas' daughter Emily was injured in the shootings at Virginia Tech. Organized by Virginia Tech senior Alison St. Onge, the lie-in was…

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Anne Goddard, whose son Colin was injured during 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 Virginia Tech senior Alison St. Onge, the lie-in was…
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