Photo SpecialVirginia Tech Tragedy: The Lives Lost

From the freshman with a "luminous smile" to the hero Holocaust survivor who helped save his students' lives, see the portraits of the victims

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ERIN PETERSON, 18

Like Seung-Hui Cho, Peterson (left) graduated from Westfield High in Chantilly, Va. She was three years behind the shooter, and it is not known whether they knew each other. "A beautiful, beautiful child," says her aunt Mary Peterson of the Centerville, Va., freshman majoring in international studies. "Never caused any trouble. She played basketball. She was an honor student."

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