Hokies Thank the World
The Hokies Thank the World event was a community-wide effort to thank the world by forming a message of thanks on the Drillfield. The Saturday, November 17, event attracted thousands to spell out a message of thanks to the world for the global outpouring of support for the Virginia Tech community following the events of April 16.
The event, coordinated by Peter Sforza of Virginia Tech's Geography Department in the College of Natural Resources, was captured via ground, aerial, and satellite imagery. Images from the event were aired in Lane Stadium during the Virginia Tech-Miami football game.
- Read more about the event.
Download images
Google Earth
- Download the Google Earth KMZ file (right-click, then select "save as..")
- Download Google Earth (free)
The Google Earth KMZ file was created by Thomas Dickerson, Jason Shelton, and Jason Herman.
Photos
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 Aerial photo by Matt Gentry |
 Photo from Burruss Hall |
 Ground photo by Ivan Morozov |
 Ground photo by Kim Peterson |
 Helicopter photo by Michael Kiernan |