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During the dedication ceremony, victims' friends and family pick up pieces of hokie stone from the new intermediate memorial. These stones were taken from the original memorial that sprang up on this same site after the events of April 16. After…

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Some of the friends and family members of April 16 victims wait with hokie stones in hand during the dedication ceremony for the intermediate memorial. The stones were taken from the original memorial that sprang up on this same site after the events…

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Some of the friends and family members of April 16 victims, including the cadet shown here, wait with hokie stones in hand during the dedication ceremony for the intermediate memorial. The stones were taken from the original memorial that sprang up…

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A cadet carries one of the victim's hokie stones back to the seating area while spectators - including many members of the Marching Virginians band - look on. The stones were taken from the original memorial that sprang up after the events of…

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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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A young man and woman - likely students - are locked in an extended embrace after the close of the dedication ceremony for the intermediate memorial. Photo taken August 19, 2007.

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View of the intermediate memorial, color guard, and crowd during the dedication ceremony on August 19, 2007. Members of the Marching Virginians are visible at the front of the crowd. Spectators are also visible in the distance, on the top of the War…

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Shortly after 8 AM on Monday, August 20 - the first day of classes - a group of cadets makes their way across a largely empty drillfield. The intermediate memorial, visible center right, was dedicated the previous day. The large tent used for the…

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On Monday, August 20 - the first day of Fall 2007 classes - a Gideons International representative stands near Virginia Tech's Newman Library, handing out copies of the new testament.

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Early on the morning of Monday, August 20 - the first day of Fall 2007 classes - a large banner reading "You Fit Here" is on display near the War Memorial Chapel. The drillfield, intermediate memorial, and Burruss Hall are visible in the background.…

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On the morning of Monday, August 20 - the first day of Fall 2007 classes - an unidentified visitor places a white daisy next to each victim's hokie stone at the intermediate memorial. The memorial had been formally dedicated the previous day.…

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A large flower arrangement rests in front of Nicole Regina White's new hokie stone at the memorial on the drillfield. The card reads: "We love you Nicole - love, Mom, Dad, Evan, and Your Family." The photo was taken on Monday, August 20, 2007,…

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Message of support from Virginia Tech's College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, on display in Major Williams Hall. Many copies of this poster were put up before the start of the Fall 2007 semester.

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Erin Nicole Peterson's etched hokie stone at the memorial on the drillfield, surrounded by flowers and notes. The photo was taken on Monday, August 20, 2007, the first day of Fall 2007 classes. The memorial had been dedicated the previous…

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On the morning of Monday, August 20 - the first day of Fall 2007 classes - an unidentified visitor places a white daisy next to each victim's hokie stone at the intermediate memorial. The memorial had been formally dedicated the previous day.…

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Front and back of the program for April 16th Memorial Dedication, August 19, 2007. The text on the program reads:

"In the hours following the April 16 tragedy, the student-driven volunteer organization Hokies United placed 32 Hokie Stones on the…

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Members of the Marching Virginians perform at the VT-Engage kickoff event, October 16, 2007.

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Photo courtesy of Brian Sewell.

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Promotional flyer for Hokies Thank The World Event, scheduled for Saturday, November 17, 2007. Text on the flyer reads: "Join thousands of fellow Hokies in creating a message of thanks to the world that will be recorded by aerial photography and…

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View of the drillfield prior to the start of the Hokies Thank The World event on Saturday, November 17, 2007. The large number of people visible in the center of the photo are filling in an outline of the Virginia Tech logo.

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View of the drillfield prior to the start of the Hokies Thank The World event on Saturday, November 17, 2007. In the foreground, participants can clearly be seen standing on the marker lines that made up the massive thank you message.

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