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


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. ( Army Photo By: Sgt. Thomas Duval, Task Force Sinai Public Affairs) Peacekeepers honor fallen during 29th Annual Gander Memorial Ceremony 141212-A-BE343-008


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