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Took our breath away


Took our breath away
Originally uploaded by mikemac29

While wandering around Blacksburg today, we did walk over to the April 16 Memorial on VT’s campus. Seeing the names of the victims and then seeing this plaque, literally, made us both stop breathing for a moment, and as we walked away from it, I’m not ashamed to admit that I put on my sunglasses to hide the tears welling in my eyes.

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