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Intersection of Fort Campbell Blvd. and Pennyrile Pkwy. (by Walmart Supercenter Hopkinsville)
Hopkinsville, KY 42240 United States Get Directions
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39th Gander Memorial Service

Gander Memorial Park Intersection of Fort Campbell Blvd. and Pennyrile Pkwy. (by Walmart Supercenter Hopkinsville), Hopkinsville, KY, United States

Gander Memorial Ceremony is held each year in remembrance of the 248 soldiers and 8 crew members who died in a plane crash when returning from a peacekeeping mission in 1985. The soldiers were on board Arrow Airlines flight 1285 that crashed near Gander, Newfoundland. The plane was taking the soldiers back from their peacekeeping…