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st Airborne Division (Air Assault), marked the 35 th anniversary of the loss of 248 Screaming Eagle Soldiers who lost their lives in an airline crash on December 12, 1985. The Arrow Air Flight crashed shortly after take-off in Gander, Newfoundland with Soldiers on board from several different military units at Fort Campbell, all attached to the 3 rd Battalion, 502 Infantry Regiment of the 2 nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike.” Along with the Soldiers, eight crew members on the aircraft also died. The flight was bringing the Soldiers home from a six-month deployment and peacekeeping mission in...

Retired 502nd Battalion Commander Colonel Mark Armstrong Family members, friends and local leaders gathered in Hopkinsville Saturday afternoon for the annual Gander Memorial and Wreath Laying Ceremony to remember the Fort Campbell soldiers who were killed in a plane crash in Newfoundland over three decades ago. 2 nd Brigade Combat Team Commander Colonel Michael Kovacevic and retired 502nd Bravo Commander Colonel Mark Armstrong were the guest speakers at the memorial hosted by the Hopkinsville-Christian County Chamber of Commerce. 2nd Brigade Combat Team Commander, Colonel Michael Kovacevic C...

Clarksville Now FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – On Dec. 12, 1985, Amy Gallo was at home on Fort Campbell, expecting to welcome her husband, Staff Sgt. Richard S. Nichols, home from a six-month peacekeeping mission in the Sinai Peninsula. She did not expect her 2-year-old son to call her over to the television with the news that her husband, along with 256 others, would not be making it home. Nichols was one of 248 soldiers and eight crew members who lost their lives when Arrow Flight 1285 crashed in Gander, Newfoundland, shortly after takeoff that morning. “It was our fifth annivers...

Hopkinsville, KY, USA / WHOP 1230 AM | News Radio Dec 11, 2020 8:56 AM Hopkinsville Mayor Wendell Lynch appeared on WHOP Friday morning to remind people of upcoming events and encourage business to apply for a stimulus grant. COVID-19 continues to impact the city and its residents, from the businesses to tourism and more—Lynch says the small business stimulus program is still open for applications for eligible business, and it’s open until the end of December. Grants in the amounts of $750 to $2,000 are still available to those small businesses who need the help to balance the impact of t...