Richard H. Nettleton, an engineer who lived in Norfolk, helped design, install, and maintain Virginia Beach’s water and sewer systems. An Army veteran, he enjoyed mentoring young engineers.pic.twitter.com/0yQulYGD8r
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I saw unbelievable bravery at Sentara Hospital, where Sunday I had the honor of visiting a survivor of the shooting. She clasped my hand as I stood at her bedside, and her strength and resolve were palpable, as she had only narrowly come away alive.
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I saw love and hope at heartfelt vigils across our community where people of all faiths joined in prayer to remember those who left us all too soon.
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I saw strength among our city leaders and police chief as they addressed our grieving community — determined to remember the 12 we lost far too soon.
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Those who knew the victims are making statements that we need to hear.
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Bert Snelling’s neighbor told a Virginian-Pilot reporter: “It’s the world we live in now, and it’s a shame.” A friend of Missy Langer’s told The Washington Post: “This kind of stuff has got to stop.” Another friend said: “She didn’t deserve to die like that.” None of them did.
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This is a moment where doing nothing is no longer an option. To prove that point, all we have to do is look at the first responder who ran into the building and took a bullet to protect his fellow citizens.
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To him, it was never an option to not act. If there is a lesson that we take out of this tragedy, all we have to do is look at him. We must run into the building together. We must act.
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