Wednesday, October 22, 2008

SU Won't Forgot Students Lost In Pan Am Flight 103


It's been nearly 20 years since 35 Syracuse University students aboard Pan Am Flight 103 lost their lives on December 21, 1988 when the plane blew up over Lockerbie, Scotland.

SU Staff Member Kelly Rodoski was a freshman at SU in 1988 and says she'll never forget that day.

"It was the end of the world as we knew it, for all of us -- even if we didn't know anyone on the plane," she said.

And despite the fact that many SU students were not even born at the time, Rodoski says she commends the University for its efforts to keep the memories alive of those lost in the crash.

Around campus, monuments, sculptures, ribbons and pictures of the 35 students lost are on display for Remembrance Week.

Rodoski says every student should take the time to honor those lost in the crash because it's part of SU history.

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