Mourners listen as General John A. Wickham Jr., CHIEF of Staff, U.S. Army, speaks during an honor ceremony for members of the 3rd Battalion, 502 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, who were killed in a plane crash on December 12, 1985 at Gander Airport, Newfoundland, Canada. They were returning to the United States after participating in peacekeeping duty with the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai Desert
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Fort Campbell
State: Kentucky (KY)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Sgt. Vincent R. Kitts
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
16/12/1985
Location
Campbell Army Airfield (Fort Campbell)
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36.67115, -87.50287
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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