TEN YEARS AGO last Friday, then FBI Director Robert Mueller bundled himself in his tan trench coat against the cold December air in Washington, his scarf wrapped tightly around his neck. Sitting on a small stage at Arlington National Cemetery, he scanned the faces arrayed before him—the victims he’d come to know over years, relatives…
Karen Hunt was known as a kindly, quirky, and free-spirited individual. Her time in London did nothing to temper these qualities, but the young woman from Webster found a new measure of confidence, maturity, and independence in Notting Hill. When she debarked in Rochester on December 21, she would return weary but wiser to her…
Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103. I will provide links to articles as we move through the anniversary and weekend, but three articles recently caught my eye. Syracuse.com ran a story about Remembrance Scholars who often come to see the students they represent as friends. The Boston Globe has…
The FBI has posted a lengthy article on the bombing of Pan Am 103. A point easily forgotten is that the bombing remains an open case 30 years after the bombing.
As we approach the 30th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing, the BBC has posted an essay, with extensive images, detailing the tragedy as told through the experiences of Lockerbie’s residents.
Twenty Eighteen marks the thirtieth anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, and there has been a flurry of activity over the past few weeks as families and friends make plans to commemorate the anniversary on December 21. This year’s Remembrance Week begins with the candlelight service this coming Sunday. The full list…
Syracuse University announced the selection of the 35 Remembrance Scholars for the 2018-2019 academic year. This year’s Remembrance Week, which will culminate with the rose-laying ceremony and convocation on November 2, will mark the 30th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Katie Berrell • Long Lake, Minnesota • School of Education. Kenneth Buckner…
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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…
My junior year at Nazareth College started inauspiciously on my 21st birthday. It was a sodden late August day that presaged the tone and events of the next 4 months. Old friendships faded, other friends were entangled in miserable relationships, and my coursework was more challenging than ever before, though I eventually eked out a…
