Memorial service honors victims of 1952 airplane crash

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Roses like the base of a memorial to 87 military service members killed in a 1952 airplane crash at Larson Air Force Base in Moses Lake. The victims were remembered during a ceremony Monday.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Participants line up to leave a rose in remembrance of 87 military service members killed in a 1952 plane crash at Larson Air Force Base during a remembrance ceremony Monday in Moses Lake.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Ralph Boyden (right) was one of the first people on the scene of a 1952 air crash that killed 87 military service members at Larson Air Force Base. Boyden was among the people attending a remembrance service Monday.

Organizer Larry Godden welcomes attendees to a remembrance service Monday for 87 military service members killed in a 1952 air crash at Larson Air Force Base in Moses Lake.
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Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Attendees observe a moment of silence for 87 military service members killed in a 1952 plane crash during a remembrance ceremony Monday in Moses Lake.

Ralph Boyden (right) prepares to lay roses at a memorial to 87 military service members killed in a 1952 airplane accident at Larson Air Force Base in Moses Lake. Boyden is accompanied by his daughter LeeAnne Austin. He was one of the first people on the scene after the accident.
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