Kerry and staff get recognition for peoplewho died in 1961at an Atlantic Ocean-based radar station

[karynnj]

President Barack Obama has written a letter honoring the 28 men who died when a massive radar tower collapsed in the North Atlantic 50 years ago.

The hurricane-weakened Cold War radar station, called Texas Tower No. 4, collapsed during a fierce winter storm in January 1951.

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Obama wrote the letter after a request from U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.

Next week, Kerry's veteran liaisons will deliver it to Don Abbott of Malden, who is the son of victim David Abbott and head of the Texas Tower Association. Kerry's office said the liaisons will give Abbott letters from Kerry and copies of Obama's letter to deliver to the family of each Texas Tower No. 4 victim, as well as to the families of four people who died on the other towers.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/02/09/obama_recognizes_tower_collapse_victims_in_letter/



Here is an article that is written about someone who was there, but left before it failed - and had survivor guilt and speaks of the fact that its instability was known. It also lists how long they sought this and how many legislators they lobbied. http://washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=14370