It is all the more painful to see, among the VT victims, internationals who came to the U.S. only to meet such a horrific end. Some were the best and brightest. Some suffered and survived before coming to the U.S. That was a violation of what America strives to be: a sanctuary, a refuge, a beacon, a model. It may seems brazen for a young nation to be a model, but shouldn't all countries strive to be models?