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AP PHOTOS: Remembering the Conn. shooting victims

Dec 24, 2012, 2:29 PM

(AP) – The victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre have been laid to rest more than a week after the shootings.

As the families and community grieve, they also remember and share stories about those who were lost: 20 children, six educators and the mother of the shooter.

Here are some images of the victims, funerals and memorials.

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