Thousands Grieve 5 Shooting Victims
Thousands of teary-eyed people attended a memorial service Tuesday evening for the victims of the Arkansas schoolyard ambush.
Five white wreaths arranged like the Olympic rings stood on one end of the arena stage--one each for the four students and the teacher killed. Five small tulip trees to be planted at the school as a memorial to the dead stood apart.
Atty. Gen. Janet Reno, who attended, said the service was a celebration of Natalie Brooks, 11; Paige Ann Herring, 12; Stephanie Johnson, 12; and Britthney Varner, 11; and Shannon Wright, 32--”four dear innocent children of God and a wonderful and heroic teacher.”
“They have touched our lives and they have touched the spirit of this nation and lifted us up even as we grieve them,” Reno said.
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