Fort Campbell on Monday morning honored the memory of 248 soldiers and eight crew members who died 37 years ago when their plane crashed near Gander, Newfoundland as they traveled home from a six-month deployment for a peacekeeping mission in the Sinai Peninsula.
Lt. Col. Todd Haralson is the current commander of the rear detachment of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team and noted those men had completed a very successful mission and died only hours before they should have been reunited with their families for Christmas.
He says the presence of those soldiers continues to be felt in the legacy they left at Fort Campbell.
A wreath-laying concluded the ceremony that took place at the Task Force 3-502nd Memorial Park, next to the Don F. Pratt Museum.
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