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Matthew Joseph La Porte
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Carson Long posted a memorial photograph of La Porte in his school uniform on its Web site.
La Porte credited the military institute with turning his life around. In a graduation speech printed in the school yearbook, La Porte said that the military institute was his second chance.
La Porte was attending Virginia Tech on an Air Force ROTC scholarship, according to officials in Dumont.
First Lieutenant Garry Hallman was a friend and instructor at Carson Long who said he kept in touch with his former student. He says La Porte was a member of Virginia Tech's Corps of Cadets and was considering majoring in political science.
According to his profile on a music Web site, La Porte's favorite artists were Meshuggah, Metallica, Soundgarden, Creed and Live.
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• Kevin Granata
• Mathew Gregory Gwaltney
• Caitlin Hammaren
• Jeremy Herbstritt
• Rachael Elizabeth Hill
• Emily Jane Hilscher
• Jarrett Lane
• Matthew Joseph La Porte
• Henry Lee
• Liviu Librescu
• G.V. Loganathan
• Lauren McCain
• Partahi Lumbantoruan
• Daniel O'Neil
• Juan Ramon Ortiz
• Minal Panchal
• Erin Peterson
• Michael Pohle
• Julia Pryde
• Mary Karen Read
• Reema Samaha
• Waleed Mohamed Shaalan
• Leslie Sherman
• Maxine Turner
• Nicole White
• Ross Abdallah Alameddine
• James Christopher Bishop
• Brian Bluhm
• Ryan Clark
• Austin Cloyd
• Jocelyne Couture-Nowak
• Daniel Perez Cueva
• Kevin Granata
• Mathew Gregory Gwaltney
• Caitlin Hammaren
• Jeremy Herbstritt
• Rachael Elizabeth Hill
• Emily Jane Hilscher
• Jarrett Lane
• Matthew Joseph La Porte
• Henry Lee
• Liviu Librescu
• G.V. Loganathan
• Lauren McCain
• Partahi Lumbantoruan
• Daniel O'Neil
• Juan Ramon Ortiz
• Minal Panchal
• Erin Peterson
• Michael Pohle
• Julia Pryde
• Mary Karen Read
• Reema Samaha
• Waleed Mohamed Shaalan
• Leslie Sherman
• Maxine Turner
• Nicole White
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