Letter: You showed the nation Hokie Spirit
Letter to the Editor
April 27, 2007
You have grieved in front of the cameras and the nation watched.
You showed the nation Hokie Spirit in many ways, hugging a fellow classmate, kneeling in prayer and crying openly.
And in your darkest hour the nation saw you stand as one and cheer for your fallen classmates and teachers, Let's Go Hokies.
And the nation was moved, they felt Hokie Spirit and understood, and they responded.
Candlelight vigils were held on campuses across the nation, professional athletes wore Virginia Tech hats, and people everywhere were wearing orange and maroon, all to show support and sympathy for a grieving Hokie Nation.
And you showed the nation another side of Hokie Spirit that everyone should learn from.
At a time students could be angry and want to strike back, two Virginia Tech students wearing the orange and maroon visited Korean businesses in Northern Virginia to let them know that a person was responsible for this heinous act not a people, and they will continue to support the Korean businesses and people.
On April 16, a crazed gunman may have taken 32 of your classmates, friends, mentors and teachers. However, as individuals and as a community you stood tall and did not allow him to take your Hokie Spirit. Let it be through your Hokie Spirit that we forever memorialize and remember our 32 fallen Hokies. We Are Virginia Tech, Let's Go Hokies!!
John Brockman
VT Class of 1977