Memorial 70 Observance Ceremony

Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022

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Wichita State University

Location:

Wichita State University

1845 Fairmount
Wichita, KS 67260
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Event Contact

Carmen Hytche
Email: carmen.hytche@wichita.edu
Phone: 316-978-3142
Website: Learn more about Memorial 70 Observance Ceremony

The annual remembrance of Memorial ’70 will be held at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, at the memorial sculpture at the university entrance at Memorial Drive and Hillside (18th and Hillside).

A Martin 404 charter carrying 36 passengers and a crew of four, crashed at approximately 3 p.m. on a mountain near Silver Plume, Colorado while en route to Logan, Utah for a game with Utah State University. Twenty-nine persons died at the scene, while two others died later after receiving medical attention for their injuries. There were eight players who survived the plane crash. 

The observance ceremony is a time of remembrance is to acknowledge the changes that the plane crash made in the lives of the victims, their families, their friends and the university.

For more information, go to https://goshockers.com/news/2022/9/26/athletics-memorial-70-set-for-oct-2.aspx

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