We Haven’t Forgotten
The Boeing 747 nose cone and forward section, with portions of her name, Clipper Maid of the Seas, were still visible as she laid on the ground on Tundergarth Hill, Scotland -- an image most of us will never forget, nor should we.
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After 32 long years, we have now read of the arrest of the alleged bomb-maker, Abu Agila Mohammad Masud, charged for his involvement in the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Scotland.
Beyond the justice factor in finding those responsible for committing this horrible attack on humanity, it’s also about providing additional accountability for the family members, friends, and colleagues of the many victims of the Pan Am 103 bombing. It’s also an important victory for all of the investigators who have spent more than 30 years collectively being committed to bringing those men to justice for murdering the innocent 259 passengers on board the flight and 11 citizens of the town of Lockerbie, Scotland.
An Air Force colleague of mine in Germany was on this flight and, like many of the others, he was just going home to see his family for the holidays. Sgt. Edgar H. Eggleston was from Glen Falls, NY.
His vehicle sat for several months near the communications building where he worked, gathering dust, and then dirt and slush from the winter snow on Ramstein Air Base.
As I would drive home each day through base housing I would pass by his vehicle. It was a constant reminder of the 270 people whose families would not see them again, and the small town of Lockerbie, Scotland, that would never be the same. That terrible day, Flight 103 fell from the sky on their small town and across their rolling green fields.
Muammar Gaddafi has long been believed to have ordered this attack and has since met his fate when he was killed in 2011. If Masud is truly guilty, this is just a reminder to the family members and friends of those who perished on December 21, 1988, that they haven’t been forgotten, and efforts have been ongoing to find those responsible and bring them to justice and hold them accountable.
I wrote about the Pan Am 103 terrorist attack in my book, The Protected, and I honored Sgt. Edgar Howard Eggleston III, so he, too, is not forgotten.
— Mike
