"Within seconds, the whole building began to shake, and I heard the unmistakable sound of gunshots and extremely loud screaming," she wrote. "The gunfire was so loud that it didn't seem like normal guns could make that much noise." Marjorie Lindholm, student at Columbine, writes in her new book "A Columbine Survivor's Story"
April 20, 1999 Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School killing 13 people and injuring 21 others before killing themselves.
Columbine High is about a mile and a half from my house, and I've got to say... Even after 7 years, I still can't believe that it happened. No one that lives in this community will ever forget what happened on that day. It will be here forever, for all of us that live here. Since that day, never once am I able to drive past Columbine High School without looking over and remembering students hanging out the windows screaming for help. Everytime I go to Clement Park I think about the thousands of people that filled it in the days after the tragedy. Most of them were not members of this community, but had come anyway to show support for the families, to mourn and remember those that were lost. Moments like that were beautiful.
Those who lost their lives that day.
Daniel Rohrbough, 15; Isaiah Shoels, 18; Kelly Fleming, 16; Kyle Velasquez, 16; John Tomlin, 16; Matthew Kechter, 16; Corey DePooter, 17; Daniel Mauser, 15; Cassie Bernall, 17; William "Dave" Sanders, 47; Steven Curnow, 14; Lauren Townsend, 18; Rachel Scott, 17.
Daniel Rohrbough, 15; Isaiah Shoels, 18; Kelly Fleming, 16; Kyle Velasquez, 16; John Tomlin, 16; Matthew Kechter, 16; Corey DePooter, 17; Daniel Mauser, 15; Cassie Bernall, 17; William "Dave" Sanders, 47; Steven Curnow, 14; Lauren Townsend, 18; Rachel Scott, 17.
Make it a point this week to watch Bowling For Columbine, or the fantastic movie Elephant. Please, I urge you to watch these movies. Even if you don't like Michael Moore... His film is important. We owe it to children to look at gun control and make sure that we are doing all we can to keep them safe. Elephant is not a documentary, but a film inspired by the events of April 20th. It is a very simple film that at times is extremely hard to watch, but it is a film that needs to be seen. Both of these films are so important and I think help to sort out what happened that day. Here are some links to some Columbine related news articles if you're interested.
If you would like more information on the planned Columbine Memorial, including how you can donate money go to www.columbinememorial.org.
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