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Cassell Coliseum
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia
2:36 p.m. EDT
The President: Governor, thank you. President Steger, thank you very much. Students, and faculty, and staff, and grieving family members, and mentbers of this really extraordinary place.
Laura and I have come to Blacksburg today with hearts full of sorrow. This is a day of mourning for the Virginia Tech community — and it is a day of sadness for our entire nation. We’ve come to express our sympathy. In this time of anguish, I hope you know that people all over this country are thinking about you, and asking God to provide comfort for all who have been affected.
Yesterday began like any other day. Students woke up, and they grabbed their backpacks and they headed for class. And soon the day took a dark turn, with students and faculty barricading themselves in classrooms and dormitories — confused, terrified, and
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