Honoring heroes
Members of the American Legion honor guard at the memorial service for the 87 servicemen who died in an airplane crash at Larson Air Force Base in December 1952.
CHARLES H. FEATHERSTONE/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
American Legion Joe Hooper Post 209 chaplain Richard Radder leading the memorial commemoration for 87 U.S. service members killed when their Air Force C-124 transport crashed at Larson Air Force Base on Dec. 20, 1952.
A man helps his two children lay roses at the 87 Forgotten Heroes memorial at the Port of Moses Lake on Monday.
Pastor and U.S. Army veteran chaplain Mike Swartz and his wife Lesa prepare to lay roses at the memorial for 87 U.S. service members who died when their transport aircraft crashed at Larson Air Force Base on Dec. 20, 1952.
MOSES LAKE — A small crowd gathered at the Port of Moses Lake on Monday to honor the 87 members of the U.S. military who died in a plane crash at Larson Air Force Base in 1952.
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