Photos: Memorials Grow, Vigils Kept

By editor • Dec 16, 2012
  • A woman kisses a stuffed animal before placing it on the memorial.
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    A woman kisses a stuffed animal before placing it on the memorial.
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  • A memorial near the entrance to the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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    A memorial near the entrance to the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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  • A sign reading "Pray for Newtown" hangs from a stone bridge over Hawley Pond in Newtown.
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    A sign reading "Pray for Newtown" hangs from a stone bridge over Hawley Pond in Newtown.
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  • Firefighters and other volunteers organize a memorial near Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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    Firefighters and other volunteers organize a memorial near Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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  • At Newtown High School, residents greet each other before an interfaith vigil for the victims of the shooting.
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    At Newtown High School, residents greet each other before an interfaith vigil for the victims of the shooting.
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  • Rachel Pullen (center) kisses her son, Landon DeCecco, at a memorial near Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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    Rachel Pullen (center) kisses her son, Landon DeCecco, at a memorial near Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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  • President Obama speaks at a memorial service for the victims of the shooting in Newtown.
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    President Obama speaks at a memorial service for the victims of the shooting in Newtown.
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  • Mourners outside Newtown High School listen to a memorial service over a loudspeaker, on Sunday evening.
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    Mourners outside Newtown High School listen to a memorial service over a loudspeaker, on Sunday evening.
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  • Manuel Moreno walks his daughter Jady, 6, to the Morris Street Elementary School in Danbury, Conn. Teachers and parents across the country were wrestling with how best to quell children's fears about returning to school.
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    Manuel Moreno walks his daughter Jady, 6, to the Morris Street Elementary School in Danbury, Conn. Teachers and parents across the country were wrestling with how best to quell children's fears about returning to school.
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  • Mourners embrace as they leave the Honan Funeral Home, where the family of Jack Pinto was holding his funeral service on Monday.
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    Mourners embrace as they leave the Honan Funeral Home, where the family of Jack Pinto was holding his funeral service on Monday.
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  • People arrive for the funeral services of Noah Pozner in Fairfield.
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    People arrive for the funeral services of Noah Pozner in Fairfield.
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  • Mourners gather outside the funeral service of Jack Pinto, 6, in Newtown. Monday was the first day of funerals for the victims.
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    Mourners gather outside the funeral service of Jack Pinto, 6, in Newtown. Monday was the first day of funerals for the victims.
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  • Veronique Pozner waves to the members of the press as she leaves after a funeral service for her son, 6-year-old Noah Pozner in Fairfield, Conn. Noah was one of 20 students killed in the shootings on Friday.
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    Veronique Pozner waves to the members of the press as she leaves after a funeral service for her son, 6-year-old Noah Pozner in Fairfield, Conn. Noah was one of 20 students killed in the shootings on Friday.
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  • A mourner pays his respects at one of the makeshift memorials in Newtown.
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    A mourner pays his respects at one of the makeshift memorials in Newtown.
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  • Candles are lit among mementos at a memorial for victims of the shooting on Monday night in Newtown.
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    Candles are lit among mementos at a memorial for victims of the shooting on Monday night in Newtown.
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  • A student looks for a place to leave flowers at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting at the entrance of Newtown High School on Tuesday in Newtown, Conn.
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    A student looks for a place to leave flowers at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting at the entrance of Newtown High School on Tuesday in Newtown, Conn.
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  • A mourner pays his respects at one of the makeshift memorials for the Sandy Hook elementary shooting on Monday in Newtown, Conn.
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    A mourner pays his respects at one of the makeshift memorials for the Sandy Hook elementary shooting on Monday in Newtown, Conn.
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Originally published on December 18, 2012 7:57 am
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