Virginia Tech honors slain engineers at morning commencement
At Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum engineering graduates, including Kevin Sterne limping on a crutch to accept his electrical engineering degree, receive cheers as campus ceremonies honor victims of the April 16 attack. Dean Richard Benson recalls slain professor Kevin Granata as the campus reflects on loss and resilience.
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One-time quadriplegic to compete in triathlon
Ron Upton, a 12 year Army veteran paralyzed neck to toes in an accident, recovered to run the Spirit of St. Louis Marathon in four hours and 12 minutes. He plans a summer triathlon in Olathe then deploys to Iraq from Fort Hood after June graduation from the Command and General Staff College.
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