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Gander 2018

Fort Campbell Public Affairs Office

Dec. 12, 2018 | 11:06

Dec. 12, 2018, marks the 33rd anniversary of the crash of Arrow Air Flight 1285 at Gander, Newfoundland, Canada.

The flight was scheduled to bring 248 Soldiers – all of whom were attached or assigned to 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, “Strike and Kill,” 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division – home to Fort Campbell following a six-month peacekeeping mission to the Sinai Peninsula in the Middle East. There were no survivors.

Canadian Sugar Maples stand at the site as a living memorial to the 248 Soldiers and eight crew members who perished in the crash that remains the worst peacekeeping mission air tragedy in United States military history.

This was the last year the ceremony was held at the current memorial location. The memorial’s new location is adjacent to the current site where an old World War II motor pool once stood.

This video explains the necessity to move the Task Force 3-502nd Memorial Park while maintaining a living memorial to the 256 lost souls.

You can read more in The Fort Campbell Courier at http://fortcampbellcourier.com/news/article_79ddcce6-fa83-11e8-8d8c-b759c5f39de4.html.