Three years ago to the day, 23-year-old Virginia Tech student Seung-Hui Cho went on a killing spree at the school, taking 32 lives before turning a gun on himself.
Time heals all wounds — or so it is said — but the violence that day that reverberated across the globe won’t be forgotten anytime soon, according to three members of the Augusta County Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association.“It’s a sad time of year for us,” said Billie Smith, a 1979 graduate of Virginia Tech. “It’s hard to believe it has been three years now.”While April 16 will always be a gloomy reminder of the inexplicable bloodbath that took place at the school, it also is used to point to the strength of the “Hokie Nation,” which bonded together even stronger in the aftermath.“I’ve never been more proud to be a Hokie,” Smith said.
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