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  • U.S. Military Provides Funds For Repair Of Kindergarten In Sasnashen

    U.S. MILITARY PROVIDES FUNDS FOR REPAIR OF KINDERGARTEN IN SASNASHEN VILLAGE

    armradio.am
    02.09.2009 13:01

    Today marks the 51st anniversary of a tragic flight and crash of
    a U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft in the village of Nerkin Sasnashen
    and also marks the beginning of a renewed relationship between the
    village and the people of the United States.

    After a ceremony commemorating the extraordinary events of over
    50 years ago, Defense Attache Lieutenant Colonel Robert Webster
    announced that the village will receive approximately $140,000 USD to
    repair and refurbish the kindergarten and complete landscaping of the
    grounds. He stated, "Completion of this Office of Defense Cooperation
    repair project will help show our appreciation to the villagers who
    have continued to bring honor to the memory of those servicemen who
    perished here in the line of duty over 50 years ago." Additionally,
    members of the embassy community collected and presented 80 backpacks
    with schools supplies for the children to use when they return to
    kindergarten early next year.

    On September 2nd, 1958, a United States Air Force
    reconnaissance-configured C-130, with 17 airmen inside, was shot down
    over the airspace of Soviet Armenia. The airplane crashed approximately
    200 meters north of the village of Nerkin Sasnashen, killing all 17
    airmen on board. In 1993, the people of Sasnashen erected a monument
    to the fallen airmen. Since that t ime, the villagers commemorate the
    site on the anniversary of the crash to honor those who sacrificed
    their lives in service to their country.

    The U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation in Armenia works to foster
    U.S. government and industry assistance to Armenia in the defense
    sphere. The office operates under the authority of the U.S. Chief
    of Mission in Armenia and the U.S. European Command, located in
    Stuttgart, Germany.
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