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Over Memorial Day weekend flowers, ribbons and condolences continued to occupy the drillfield in front of Burruss Hall
A Child's Support
This letter was part of one of the 32 memorials. The tragedy affected people of all ages.
Memorial Day on the Drillfield
The drillfield monuments drew many people over the Memorial Day weekend.
Prayer
A student mourned for the victims in front of the Hokie stone memorial site of the drillfield one week after the shooting.
High Point Elementary Salutes
Tribute poster written by High Point Elementary's students was posted in the Graduate Life Center of Virginia Tech.
Today we are all Hokies
On April 24,several tribute posters for the VT community were placed around the Graduate Life Center.
Chinese students were making origami cranes
On April 20, the VT-ACSS organized a donation on the drillfield. In this photo, several Chinese students were making origami cranes. The Chinese community of Blacksburg uses the "1000 cranes" to express grief and remembrance.
Florets of remembrance
People tied yellow florets on the poles around the campus.
Photo taken April 19,2007
Photo taken April 19,2007
Burruss and Memorial
View of Burruss Hall from the new walkway of the intermediate memorial. Some of the 33 hokie stones are visible in the foreground. At the time of this photo, staff members and volunteers were cleaning up and reorganizing the site. Other parts of the…
Mementos at the Intermediate Memorial
Mementos on display at the newly completed center of the intermediate memorial in front of Burruss Hall. At the time of this photo, staff members and volunteers had just finished cleaning up the site, moving some items to storage and leaving others…
Flowers around the Norris Hall
People placed flowers,candles and gifts under the tree near the Norris Hall to mourn for the victims.
Photo taken April 18,2007
Photo taken April 18,2007
Tribute posters
Several tribute posters were collected from the Virginia Tech community. Later, these posters were posted around the Graduate Life Center of VT.
Flowers in front of the Norris Hall
In front of the Norris Hall,people placed different flowers there every day after the shooting.
Photo taken April 19,2007
Photo taken April 19,2007
Memorial site besides the Norris Hall
A lot of wreathes and flowers were placed besides the Norris Hall. People also wrote solace messages on the posters and set them with the flowers.
Photo taken April 24,2007
Photo taken April 24,2007
Sorrowful people on the drillfield
Numerous people visited the Hokie stone memorial site on the drillfield. They placed flowers and gifts around this memorial site. We will always remember the victims.
Remember this day!
A banner was hung in front of the Squires Student Center. We will remember this painful date forever.
Photo taken April 19,2007
Photo taken April 19,2007
Ribbons of remembrance
Orange and black ribbons were tied on trees around the campus of Virginia Tech three days after the tragety.
Praying for the victims
People brought handmade gifts and flowers to the drillfield memorial site to mourn and pray for the victims every day.
VT support poster
A huge VT support poster was hung in the Squires Student Center. This poster was filled with fingerprints and moving messages.
Photo taken April 19,2007
Photo taken April 19,2007