Looking back to my post last year about the tragedy: http://this.iswhatithink.com/2007/04/16/tragedy-at-virginia-tech/
I hadn’t realized I had written so little at the time. The day I went off mostly as I said in the post, but I left out some parts. Seeing the all the police swarming the building from Randolph, the phone calls with my parents as things were progressing. My parents were on vacation in Florida at the time. I called them about the first two deaths on campus and the subsequent shooting in Norris, but at the time we didn’t know how many people were injured or killed. I told my Dad two people were killed and some were injured. An hour or so later I called him back and told him that at least 20 people had died. His reaction: “You’re kidding right?” It was my reaction too. 32 people was utterly shocking… it still is.
Today was an interesting day because of looking back and seeing how a year later it still effects people. I didn’t participate in any of the day activities. Last night I went to the candle lighting, and tonight I went to the vigil. I took pictures at both (they’re on my flickr). I think I’m past it. I don’t really get choked up on much. I don’t like to dwell on the past… I like to look towards the future. It was an insane tragedy but it did bring everyone together. And I do mean everyone. On April 16th, everyone is a Hokie.
Andrew Mager also wrote a blog post related to this on his blog: http://www.andrewmager.com/2008/04/16/remebering-our-lost-hokie-souls/
Tags: 4-16, April 16th, Hokies, Tragedy, Virginia Tech
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