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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

4 p.m., Old Dominion Ballroom, Squires Student Center, Virginia Tech

Kelsey Andleton, 18, a freshman from Yorktown, Virginia, selects a rock from among those available in the Squires Student Center's Old Dominion Ballroom, where the Tech community was invited to create personal artwork on stones to commemorate and remember those who lost their lives in the April 16 tragedy.

Andleton painted a heart and "VT" on her stone.

2:30 p.m. Eakin and Main streets, Blacksburg

Tom Quigley, a fifth-year architecture

student, figured the best way to remember April 16 was with friends. And enjoy the beautiful day.

Photos and audio by Amy Matkze | The Roanoke Times

1 p.m., Chi Alpha House, Blacksburg
Name: Jonathan Rice
Occupation: Campus Minister, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship

Audio by Rob Johnson | The Roanoke Times

12:15 p.m., Farmers Market, Salem

Community members gather at the Salem Farmers Market at noon to honor those who were killed on April 16th, 2007. The Virginia Tech Memorial Service was put on by Roanoke College and the City of Salem.

Photos and audio by Jeanna Duerscherl | The Roanoke Times

9:18 a.m., Post Office

Susan Duarte helps a customer at the Main Street Post Office in Blacksburg on the anniversary of the Virginia Tech Shootings. Duarte took Cho's package that contained his manifesto before his rampage in Norris Hall.

Photos and audio by Justin Cook | The Roanoke Times

8:45 a.m., PowerZone, Christiansburg

Photo and audio by Duncan Adams | The Roanoke Times

Name: Joshua Nester

Age: 27

Hometown: Christiansburg

Occupation: PowerZone

"The only way I can seem to express myself about the day is with tears."Nester, a VT graduate, said the reality of April 16 has yet to sink in.

8 a.m. Duck Pond, Virginia Tech

Tech alums and Northern Virginia residents April Nye and Matthew Schrader returned to campus for the Day of Remembrance.
Photos and audio by Angela Manese-Lee | The Roanoke Times

12:01 a.m., Drillfield, Virginia Tech

Members of the Corps of Cadets stood guard as taps echoed across the Drillfield and a candle was lit to honor and remember the victims of last year's shooting.

Photos and audio by Josh Meltzer | The Roanoke Times

Before midnight (April 15), Drillfield, Virginia Tech

Students sing a prayer of thanks before the candle on the Drillfield is lit at midnight.

Photos and audio by Josh Meltzer | The Roanoke Times