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One Month After Newtown: "Standing With You"

West Haven's John Ciambriello wrote this song one month ago, echoing what many of us were feeling that day.

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John Ciambriello, of West Haven, wrote this song a month ago today. Here is the information from his video, which is posted here on Youtube. 

Standing With You (A Song for Newtown)
Written 12/14/12, the day of the Newtown, CT shooting. 

Download the free mp3 and find out how to give funds 
to those in Newtown, CT at www.ciambriello.com

My name is John. I'm a singer/songwriter in southern Connecticut and the shooting was so close to home. On 12/14/12 I sat watching the news and wrote this song.
I hope the song helps people convey how they feel as it did for me as I wrote it.

To our friends in Newtown, CT...
This song is a message of love from "us", your neighbors. We're all around you. We are your friends and your family... We just haven't met you yet. We'll be here today and tomorrow...

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