Video from April 16, 2008 .

11:59 p.m., Drillfield, Virginia Tech

With trumpeters solemnly playing Taps, the memorial candle on the Tech Drillfield was extinguished at midnight. While the Drillfield saw thousands of mourners and onlookers throughout the day, only 30 or so were there to see the candle's final moments, not counting the employees from StageSound who were wrapping up their duties for the night. Only five members of the media were on hand, even though there were more than 200 media credentials handed out.

Submitted by Chris Winston | The Roanoke Times

9 p.m. (8 p.m. central time), MLK Memorial Commons, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill.

Kate Weber, a photojournalist with the Daily Chronicle in Illinois, sent along these photos from tonight's Virginia Tech vigil held on the campus of Northern Illinois University. More than 1,000 NIU students gathered Wednesday night for the Huskies for Hokies candlelight vigil, in honor of the one-year anniversary. Students received candles as well as T-shirts with the Huskie and Hokie logos printed on them.

8:45 p.m., Drillfield, Virginia Tech

Photography by Josh Meltzer | The Roanoke Times

8:38 p.m., Drillfield, Virginia Tech
Panoramic from War Memorial

QTVR Photograph by Seth Gitner | roanoke.com

8:35 p.m., War Memorial, Virginia Tech



On his perch on the gray ledge of the War Memorial, Henry Bodenstein, 21, wiped away tears with his sleeve. Moments before he had been sitting with friends, joking and answering his cellphone.

Bodenstein sat high above the crowd in a maroon shirt with “We are Virginia Tech” printed across the back. When the vigil ended, it closed the same way as last year’s candlelit ceremony after the shooting, with the crowd shouting, in a deep echo: “Hokies!”

8:33 p.m., Drillfield, Virginia Tech

QTVR Photograph by Seth Gitner | roanoke.com

8:25 p.m., Drillfield, Virginia Tech

The names of the 32 victims of last year's shootings are read during the candlelit vigil.

Photos by Roanoke Times Staff

8:20 p.m.: Drillfield


Video by Evelio Contreras and Tracy Boyer | The Roanoke Times

8:15 p.m., Mill Mountain, Roanoke

About 100 people gathered at the Mill Mountain Star for Wednesday night’s "Light the Night" ceremony.

The crowd wanted to make a gesture of remembrance for the Virginia Tech victims by aiming lights at the Mill Mountain Star, which Roanoke City Council had voted to leave dark on April 16.

Most of the 100 carried candles or flashlights of different varieties: Mag Lites; Energizer lanterns; six-volt battery models and kitchen drawer styles; even a fishing lamp with a badge that boasted 15 million candela power.