The Retired Army Finance Organization "Keeping the Finance Family Together"
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Today we finally completed our mission and held a ceremony at 101st FMSU/DMPO rededicateing the Avillan/Murray Stone. This has been a long, 19 month process to get this important memorial back in its place of honor. The ceremony was attended by several former 101st Finance Soldiers including 12 who were there on the day of the crash. LTG Karen Dyson delivered an inspiring address making note of the Herculean efforts made by finance soldiers to take care of the surviving family members of the 248 soldiers killed in the crash of Arrow Flight 1285 on 12 December, 1985. I want to thank CSM (R) Jeff Green; MSG (R) Bruce Prater; SFC (R) Mary Kay Null; SFC (R) Sharon Medley, and former SGT Kevin MacDonald for all their help in making this happen. I have provided a link on the Retired Army Finance Soldiers Facebook page where you will find a video of the ceremony. Air Assault!
Larry Elsom
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