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Posted: 4/15/08 at 7:48pm
In a matter of hours it will have been exactly one year since the Virginia Tech massacre. When the tragedy occurred, I was a freshman at Westfield High School, which is the school that two of the victims- Erin Peterson and Reema Samaha- graduated from, as well as the shooter. That day, and the ensuing school week, was the saddest and most surreal experience of my life. Although I was only involved in the most indirect way, it still evokes strong emotions whenever I think of it, which is often. The one good thing that seemed to come out of this was a sense of unity: At my school, at Tech, and in schools and towns and states across the country. Tomorrow, as we go about our normal days, it would be nice if we could just take a moment to remember the 32 lives lost. Thanks for reading, and sorry for the long post.
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