VPAF 103 Memorial Service, Arlington National Cemetery
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29 Years: 21.12.2017
Remembrance BY EMILY BRONTË Cold in the earth—and the deep snow piled above thee, Far, far removed, cold in the dreary grave! Have I forgot, my only Love, to love thee, Severed at last by Time’s all-severing wave? Now, when alone, do my thoughts no longer hover Over the mountains, on that northern shore, Resting…
Frank Duggan, 1938-2017
Francis “Frank” Duggan, president of the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, died on Wednesday after a long illness. His obituary provides a description of his long association with VPAF 103 and his years of service to their cause: After the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, President George H.W. Bush appointed him…
Coverage of Remembrance Week, 2017
Syracuse University hosts Remembrance Week for Pan Am 103 victims Syracuse University hosted a Candle Light Vigil Mass Sunday to honor the victims of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing, nearly 29 years ago. The mass marks the beginning of Remembrance Week on campus. An inside look at the Remembrance Program Campus community gathers for…
Remembrance Videos
This year’s Remembrance Scholars are releasing a series of videos honoring the Syracuse students last on Pan Am 103 and paying homage to Remembrance Scholars in past years. Maddie Buckley, the 2017 Remembrance Scholar representing Karen, recorded the following video: The videos are posted on the group’s Facebook page.
2017 Remembrance Week Schedule
Sunday, October 22 Candlelight Vigil | 7-8:30pm | Hendricks Chapel proceeding to the Place of Remembrance Monday, October 23 Media and Terrorism Panel | 7-8:30pm | Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3 Tuesday, October 24 Acts of Kindness Day | all day | Campus-wide Wednesday, October 25 Act Forward: Challenging Narratives of Terrorism Panel | 7-9pm…
Victims’ Families React to Appeal
Hamish Macdonell, the Scottish Political Editor for The Times, describes the reaction to the latest attempt by Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi’s family to appeal his 2001 conviction for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103: The move has angered the families of the Americans who died in the atrocity. In a statement to The Times…