HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- The 75 victims of the 1970 Marshall University plane crash will be honored at the annual memorial service conducted by MU's Student Government Association at 1 pm Sunday, Nov. 14 on the Huntington campus. The service will take place on the Memorial Student Center plaza on the 40-year anniversary of the crash, which occurred at about 7:47 pm on Saturday, Nov. 14, 1970. A DC-9 jetliner, returning Marshall home from its football game at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, clipped some treetops just short of Tri-State Airport and went down. Victims included Marshall football players, coaches, staff and supporters, along with the crew of five. Patrick Murphy, a New York native and president of Marshall's student body, said he knows how important the annual memorial service is to the surviving family members and the entire MU community. "I have tried to plan the ceremony with the utmost sincerity and empathy for what I hope will be a memorial service that properly honors the victims and their families," Murphy said. "I have met so many people that have been affected by the events of November 14th and feel extremely honored to be given the opportunity and privilege to be a part of something that means so much to so many people." Mickey Jackson, president of the Marshall University Alumni Association and a former running back and assistant coach for the Thundering Herd, will be the keynote speaker at the service. He was an assistant coach for the 1970 ...
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- The 75 victims of the 1970 Marshall University plane crash will be honored at the annual memorial service conducted by MU's Student Government Association at 1 pm Sunday, Nov. 14 on the Huntington campus. The service will take place on the Memorial Student Center plaza on the 40-year anniversary of the crash, which occurred at about 7:47 pm on Saturday, Nov. 14, 1970. A DC-9 jetliner, returning Marshall home from its football game at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, clipped some treetops just short of Tri-State Airport and went down. Victims included Marshall football players, coaches, staff and supporters, along with the crew of five. Patrick Murphy, a New York native and president of Marshall's student body, said he knows how important the annual memorial service is to the surviving family members and the entire MU community. "I have tried to plan the ceremony with the utmost sincerity and empathy for what I hope will be a memorial service that properly honors the victims and their families," Murphy said. "I have met so many people that have been affected by the events of November 14th and feel extremely honored to be given the opportunity and privilege to be a part of something that means so much to so many people." Mickey Jackson, president of the Marshall University Alumni Association and a former running back and assistant coach for the Thundering Herd, will be the keynote speaker at the service. He was an assistant coach for the 1970 ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- The 75 victims of the 1970 Marshall University plane crash will be honored at the annual memorial service conducted by MU's Student Government Association at 1 pm Sunday, Nov. 14 on the Huntington campus. The service will take place on the Memorial Student Center plaza on the 40-year anniversary of the crash, which occurred at about 7:47 pm on Saturday, Nov. 14, 1970. A DC-9 jetliner, returning Marshall home from its football game at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, clipped some treetops just short of Tri-State Airport and went down. Victims included Marshall football players, coaches, staff and supporters, along with the crew of five. Patrick Murphy, a New York native and president of Marshall's student body, said he knows how important the annual memorial service is to the surviving family members and the entire MU community. "I have tried to plan the ceremony with the utmost sincerity and empathy for what I hope will be a memorial service that properly honors the victims and their families," Murphy said. "I have met so many people that have been affected by the events of November 14th and feel extremely honored to be given the opportunity and privilege to be a part of something that means so much to so many people." Mickey Jackson, president of the Marshall University Alumni Association and a former running back and assistant coach for the Thundering Herd, will be the keynote speaker at the service. He was an assistant coach for the 1970 ...
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