A wreath sits at the base of the Multinational Force
Summary
A wreath sits at the base of the Multinational Force and Observers Memorial display as part of the 2014 Gander Memorial Ceremony held in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt Dec. 12, 2014. The ceremony his held annually to honor the 248 fallen Soldiers and eight crew members of the fatal plane crash in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, on Dec. 12, 1985. The crash took the lives of 248 Soldiers serving with the 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 'Air Assault' who were returning home to Fort Campbell, Ky., after completing a six-month deployment to Egypt in support of the MFO's peacekeeping mission. (U.S. Army Photo By: Sgt. Thomas Duval, Task Force Sinai Public Affairs)
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Date
12/12/2014
Location
Campbell Army Airfield (Fort Campbell), 36.67115, -87.50287
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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