At the bottom of this aerial view of the new Task Force 3-502nd Memorial at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, you can see the original memorial. The new memorial is nearly five times the size of the original and will provide ample space for the 256 sugar maples to flourish. There also will be walkways throughout the memorial with on oval opening among the trees where Gander Families hope to eventually place benches. The original Gander memorial – Task Force 3-502nd Memorial Park – was filled with 256 Canadian Sugar Maples as a living memorial to the 248 U.S. Army Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and eight crew members who lost their lives in the Dec. 12, 1985, crash of Arrow Air Flight 1285 at Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. The tree were planted in a 20-by-20-foot grid pattern that did not allow room for root and crown growth and now the root systems have become intertwined and the overcrowding will eventually lead to the entire grove failing. As the Families and U.S. Army veterans touched by the Gander tragedy have come to grips with the need to replace the current memorial, the planning for the new site has entered its final stage. (Courtesy Graphic)
| Date Taken: | 12.06.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 12.26.2018 17:20 |
| Photo ID: | 4999391 |
| VIRIN: | 181206-A-NU390-409 |
| Resolution: | 2550x1650 |
| Size: | 2.96 MB |
| Location: | FORT CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY, US |
| Web Views: | 39 |
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