STATEMENT BY JOHN MCCAIN ON THE VIRGINIA TECH ANNIVERSARY

U.S. Senator John McCain today issued the following statement on the Virginia Tech anniversary:

"On this day, Cindy and I join with all the students, faculty, friends and family of the Virginia Tech community in remembering those who were taken from this life too early. Even after a year, the tragic events at Virginia Tech remain inconceivable. Words cannot describe the sadness that affected all Americans on that day and ever since. As parents ourselves, Cindy and I would like to extend our prayers to all those remembering the loss of a loved one today."