Virginia Tech Tribute - Bridge Over Troubled Waters

This, my very first youtube video, is a tribute to the Virginia Tech tragedy. I hope that one day people will go back to knowing VA Tech as the best VA engineering school and not as the place with the worst US mass shooting in history.

This piece is performed by Charlotte Church. Unfortunately at the time I made this, Matt Gwaltney's photo was not released. He is remembered in this tribute though, as well as the other 31 students and faculty lost on April 16, 2007.

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• waters

[michaelwallner]

Michael

I think it is okay to remember but we also have to understand that there was a gunman and that he wanted the attention. I undestand Christioph Probst. I was upset with the way you made that comment that says kurosawasuperfan's reponse has been removed for gross insensitivity. What did you mean by that.

[ChristophProbst]

Kurowasuperfan made highly insensitive remarks. S/he used not only inflammatory words, but said some very deragatory remarks concerning the tragedy. I agreed with the request made by another viewer to remove the remarks because they were so hurtful.

[efestos78]

ok,God bless them. but i still don´t understand why the Americans loves to do this thinks.

You only see and remember victims, you society don´t want to see your problems, i think you must ask yourself what the hell is wong. (how said pikrah..)

you are in the loves flowers, tributes and shows, but nobody think what is the real problem.

[ChristophProbst]

I don't believe that to be true. A tribute to the victims is just one facet to the bigger picture. Already Gov. Kaine is working on closing a legal loophole that allowed a suicidal person to buy a gun. There is a probe as to why this happened, to help prevent it from happening in the future. I think in the meantime, it is okay to grieve for those who lost their lives. Some people lay flowers, some light a candle, and some make visual tributes.

[xbcg9489x]

I had the distinct privilege of being part of the Hofstra Symphonic Band. A composer named Sam Hazo wrote a piece called "Bridges." It was commissioned by Virginia Tech to be performed for a memorial service, not sure how exactly it was done. Since he has seen our band before, was friendly with our director & knew us, he decided to send the music to our band so that we could perform it. It was an emotional journey to perform the piece! my heart goes out to those who had to suffer through this!

[JayCeePaysan]

she's not the one singing...it's Charlotte Church

[sicK1239]

Nice video, great work, also let the ones rest which who were involved and let peace come between us.

[niftyclo]

You have beautiful voice, a beautiful but heartbreaking video. RIP.

[rockerbabe6785]

i would say this is my favorite tribute video, this is such an awesome video that you made for them. i hope there all doing better, coming up on the 1 year date people are still talking about it, which they should. i wear my virginia tech stuff more prowdly now more then i ever did before

[Aeaglehunk77]

Wow its awsome to see this song dedicated to 4/16.... we been signing this song since Feb in chorus and well after 4/16 i asked my choir director if we could dedicate this song to VaTech since i had a brother who went there and he agreed and well it ment alot to me and well i started cry when we sung this song at our concert

[JoannaCS92372]

touching.

[jacquelynroe]

I can understand you too. And I respect your way of remembering people you've lost. We might all just be on the defensive because this is such an emotional issue. Thanks for responding.

[efestos78]

so, i can understand that. in our culture there is a badly pleasure, because it is considered a show behing a victims. can you understandme, im sorry i have a bad english. we remember to a victims in silence with a deep reflexion about the situations.

i respect you culture but don´t share. Both are agree about this was a tragedy completly avoidable.

[michaelwallner]

Michael

Thaks I just wated to know and I hope I did not hurt your feelings eailer.