Celebrating Triumphs After Tragedy ; Hard-Hit Engineering School at Va. Tech Confers Degrees

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BLACKSBURG, Va. The image most people have of Kevin Sterne is harrowing: a photo showing a tourniquet wrapped around his wounded leg as rescue workers rushed him out of Virginia Tech's Norris Hall.

But on Saturday, there was a new image of the 22-year-old former Eagle Scout: jubilant and full of life as he limped across the stage at the university's Cassell Coliseum using a crutch and displaying a grin to accept his degree in electrical engineering.

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Celebrating Triumphs After Tragedy ; Hard-Hit Engineering School at Va. Tech Confers Degrees

The crowd rose to its feet and cheered Sterne in one of the most poignant and touching moments of the Saturday morning commencement ce...

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