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My name is
Victor L. Daniels, I'm the son of Claude L. Daniels and
grandson of Mary Daniels. I do remember that day vividly,
a cool crisp Saturday morning, as for I spent every chance
I could visiting my grandmother. I was 10 years old at the
time of the crash and remember as a child being hurt and
confused of the fact that my loved ones, I'd never get to
see again. Not only did I lose a parent and grand parent,
but also 2 cousins, Tracey and Clyde. Being a child at
that time one of the things that stuck out in my mind was
a bicycle that I had stored in my grandmothers garage was
one of the first things that came to mine, knowing I would
never ride that particular bike again. Not seeing the
neighbors on either side of where my grandmother live was
another cherished thought. My stepfathers mother stayed
approximately 3 doors down from my folks and thanks to God
almighty she wasn't home and survived the incident.
As time passed and I grew up I then only realized the impact of
such a tragedy on our community. Since then many
friends and family has passed on with out any lasting
monument of this dark day in Wichita history.
A monument was erected on McConnell AFB, which was a tribute to
those people who died on the ground and crew members of
the KC-135, but I feel that something should be erected on
the actual site, so those in the immediate area can have
something that will connect them to just what happened
that day.
I have many feeling and thoughts about what happened that day and
since, but I just wanted to share with you as to how
myself and many others have been affected by truly a time
in this city's history.
Victor L. Daniels
vlamar@yahoo.com |
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