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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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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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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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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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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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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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Candlelight vigil held on 4/16/08, A Day of Remembrace.

Photo by Kevin Cupp.

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Candlelight vigil held on the drillfield on 4/16/08, A Day of Remembrace. Burruss Hall seen in the background.

Photo by Kevin Cupp.

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Artist's Comments:
This Wednesday marks the one year anniversary of April 16, 2007. Here is the follow-up wallpaper pack to last year's [link]

A Day of Remembrance - 4/16/2008
We Will Never Forget.

Created by hypoh.


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One of the items on display at the Alumni Center Art Exhibit. On 4/16/08, as part of the Day of Remembrance observance, the Holtzman Alumni Center Museum displayed examples of art, crafts, quilts, and other memorabilia contributed since April 16,…

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One of the items on display at the Alumni Center Art Exhibit. On 4/16/08, as part of the Day of Remembrance observance, the Holtzman Alumni Center Museum displayed examples of art, crafts, quilts, and other memorabilia contributed since April 16,…

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One of the items on display at the Alumni Center Art Exhibit. On 4/16/08, as part of the Day of Remembrance observance, the Holtzman Alumni Center Museum displayed examples of art, crafts, quilts, and other memorabilia contributed since April 16,…

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One of the items on display at the Alumni Center Art Exhibit. On 4/16/08, as part of the Day of Remembrance observance, the Holtzman Alumni Center Museum displayed examples of art, crafts, quilts, and other memorabilia contributed since April 16,…

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One of the items on display at the Alumni Center Art Exhibit. On 4/16/08, as part of the Day of Remembrance observance, the Holtzman Alumni Center Museum displayed examples of art, crafts, quilts, and other memorabilia contributed since April 16,…

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One of the items on display at the Alumni Center Art Exhibit. On 4/16/08, as part of the Day of Remembrance observance, the Holtzman Alumni Center Museum displayed examples of art, crafts, quilts, and other memorabilia contributed since April 16,…

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These signs appeared on the entrances to all dining centers on the day before and the Day of Remembrance.

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A view of the Commemoration ceremony on the drillfield on 4/16/08.

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An orange and maroon ribbon with the words "In Loving Memory" adorns the front of a Blacksburg firetruck that was at the commemoration ceremony on 4/16/08.

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View of the drillfield at the start of the Commemoration ceremony on 4/16/08.

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This memorial quilt was presented by the State of Louisiana to the Alumni Association at the LSU-Virginia Tech football game on September 8, 2007. It hangs on the second floor of the Alumni Center. Each victim's name is stiched in the blue…
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