On December 12, 1985, an Arrow Air flight crashed on takeoff leaving the airport at Gander, Newfoundland. There were 256 people on board, including 248 members of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division who were on their way home for Christmas. No one on board survived the crash, which remains Canada's worst air disaster. The town built a memorial at the crash scene, which depicts an unarmed soldier holding the hands of a small boy and girl, each holding an olive branch. The memorial was originally funded and is perpetually maintained by the Freemasons and their ladies auxiliary. Last December, Gander Lodge #16 conducted a memorial service and wreath-laying in remembrance on the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.
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