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"Everyone was distraught the day the tragedy happened because it brought back memories of what happened here on April 20, 1999," said Tania Atencio, assistant principal at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo.
Atencio said when hijacked airliners slammed into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 11, "It brought up a lot of emotions from students, the staff and the community."
To show their concern and understanding of the emotions of Pentagon workers, the students and staff of Columbine High School wrote messages on a huge banner titled, "The Heart of Columbine," and in large black letters, "To the Pentagon You are in our thoughts and prayers, Love, Columbine High School," and sent it to the Pentagon.
"When the tragedy happened at Columbine, many people around the country did the same thing for us," Atencio explained. "As different tragedies happened in other states, out students seemed to want to do something for them. So we put a large piece of paper on a table in the lunch area for them to write their message on. They were really enthusiastic about doing a banner for the Pentagon. Since they were so eager, we put the paper out two days after the Sept. 11 incident.
"They wrote words of encouragement, support and condolence as well," Atencio said.
The Columbine High School banner now hangs on a third-floor wall in the Pentagon's "A" ring. Some of the hundreds of messages from students and staff include:
Story by Rudi Williams, American Forces Press Service
| Date Taken: | 10.22.2001 |
| Date Posted: | 07.03.2025 23:26 |
| Story ID: | 526688 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, US |
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