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A sign on the drillfield provides visitors with additional information about the April 16th Memorial, including background details and guidelines for leaving memorial items. Photo taken February 14, 2008.

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(April 18, 2007) Wreath at War Memorial

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(April 18, 2007) Candles on ledge of War Memorial; prayer circles on drillfield.


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(April 18, 2007) Memorial on edge of drillfield; Torgersen Hall behind.


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(April 18, 2007) Prayer circle on drillfield.


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(April 18, 2007) Two men kneel in silence in front of the largest memorial site on campus,
located on the drillfield directly in front of Burruss Hall and not far from Norris Hall.


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(April 18, 2007) One of many inscriptions that have appeared on a series of memorial boards on the drillfield. Today I counted at least 32 of these 4 by 8 foot sheets, and they keep adding more as they get filled in.


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(April 19, 2007)

I thought this gentleman was just passing through, but I saw him circle the drillfield at least twice. War Memorial is in the background.

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(April 19, 2007)

32 stones like this - one for each of the deceased - are arranged in a semi-circle in front of the largest memorial, on the drillfield in front of Burruss Hall.

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


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


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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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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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Omar Samaha, brother of April 16 victim Reema Samaha, 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 designed as both a memorial to the victims…

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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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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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