April 16 Memorial | We Remember - Virginia Tech
WEBThe April 16 Memorial. In the hours following the April 16 tragedy, the student-driven volunteer organization Hokies United placed 32 Hokie Stones on the Drillfield. The semi-circle of stones became a place to gather, to mourn, and to reflect, and the poignant display inspired today’s memorial.
We Remember | We Remember | Virginia Tech
WEBThe We Remember website provides information about the 32 students and faculty members who were tragically taken from their loved ones and our community on April 16, 2007. They ranged in age from 18 to 76 and represented a variety of academic areas and faith and ethnic groups.
Virginia Tech shooting - Wikipedia
WEBWithin a day after the shootings, Virginia Tech, whose supporters call themselves "Hokies" [114] – a nickname coined in a school cheer dating to 1896 – formed the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund (HSMF) to help remember and honor the victims. The fund was used to cover expenses including, but not limited to: assistance to victims and their ...
Virginia Tech Victims' Memorial Dedicated - CBS News
WEBAug 19, 2007 · The new "Hokie Stones" are embedded in an arc of crushed gravel, with holly bushes planted behind them. A crowd 10,000 people formed a sea of maroon and orange on the lawn as about 100 of the...
One School’s Grief, Set in Stone - The Trace
WEBApr 14, 2017 · The permanent memorial was dedicated with a ceremony on August 19, 2007, four months and three days after the massacre. Thousands of people gathered on the lawn that day, sporting their Hokie colors of maroon and orange. The university president spoke. A bell tolled 32 times.
Community comes together in remembrance of 32 Hokies lost in …
WEBApr 16, 2024 · Hokies and Virginians will gather Tuesday morning at the April 16 Memorial to remember the 32 Hokies lost 17 years ago today. A ceremonial candle lighting took place overnight at midnight to...
April 16th Memorial - The Historical Marker Database
WEBMay 28, 2011 · Dedicated on August 19, 2007, this memorial recreates 32 Hokie Stones placed on the Drillfield in the hours after the tragedy by the student-run volunteer organization Hokies United.
Va. Tech creates funds to honor each victim - NBC News
WEBJun 7, 2007 · Virginia Tech has taken $3.2 million, almost half of the money donated to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund in the aftermath of the shootings that left 33 people dead, and created 32 funds to...
We Are Virginia Tech Memorial Speech - American Rhetoric
WEBApr 17, 2007 · The Hokie Nation embraces our own and reaches out with open heart and hand to those who offer their hearts and minds. We are strong and brave and innocent and unafraid. We are better than we think, and not quite what we want to be.
Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund has many uses; Virginia Tech endows …
WEBThe Virginia Tech Foundation announced that it has moved $3.2 million from the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund (HSMF) into 32 separate named endowed funds, each created in honor of a victim lost in the tragedy of April 16.
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