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Col. Peter N. Benchoff and Command Sgt. Maj. John Brady pay tribute, to the 248 Soldiers who lost their lives in a plane crash in Gander, Newfoundland, while returning home from a peace keeping mission in Sinai, Egypt, at the 29th Gander Memorial Ceremony. Twenty nine years ago this morning, Arrow Airlines flight 1285 took off from Gander Newfoundland in Canada with eight crew members and 248 Soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and officers from units across this division, the majority from 3rd Battalion of the 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. The flight crashed immediately following takeoff and there were no survivors. Strike Soldiers and Screaming Eagle families gather yearly in remembrance.
| Date Taken: | 12.12.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 12.17.2014 12:26 |
| Photo ID: | 1703258 |
| VIRIN: | 141212-A-VN826-003 |
| Resolution: | 2048x1365 |
| Size: | 998.79 KB |
| Location: | FORT CAMPBELL, KY, US |
| Web Views: | 31 |
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