Final preparations are made for the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center premiere of "We Are Marshall" Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, in Huntington. Nobody went anywhere.". She has made it her responsibility to track down pictures of all 75 victims for Saturday's memorial. [4] The controllers advised the crew that "rain, fog, smoke and a ragged ceiling" were at the airport, making landing more difficult, but possible. Moore spoke with members of families of the victims who had gathered at the airport. In 2000, at age 50, Call became a flight attendant with USAir Express. "You're not supposed to let people see you cry.". In this scene, the students gather outside Morrow Library while actor Anthony Mackie attempts to convince the university's board to keep the football program. When Lengyel was hired as Tolley's replacement, Dawson stayed but only for a while. It slipped out from underneath him, according to Dawson, and Oliver hit his head. It was raining hard, and he remembered seeing ambulances speeding past the group. Wichita Falls is 1,100 miles from Huntington. In 2007, he played three games with the Atlanta Falcons. "Red," Call said recently, "where you going to be buried?". At 7:34pm, the airliner's crew reported passing Tri-State Airport's outer marker. Featured speakers were Chancellor Steve Ballard, Athletic Director Terry Holland, Pirates' broadcaster Jeff Charles, and Marshall president, Stephen Kopp. The NCAA granted Marshall permission to use freshmen on the varsity squad, something which was not allowed at the time. "I didn't want anybody to see me crying. Back then, Bowden was the wide receivers coach. Homer Pelfrey, a former Wayne County sheriff, said he and Floyd Nichols, a resident of the area, were in their homes when they heard the explosion and were the first to arrive on the scene. Call is giddy talking about Marshall president Jerome Gilbert's initiative to award all 36 players their diplomas at a Friday afternoon ceremony. The aircraft was a 95-seat, twin-jet engine Douglas DC-9-30 with tail registration N97S. He never did try to preach to me. A look back in the archives of past Marshall University women's soccer photos. At 12:10 a.m., the first bodies were placed on National Guard trucks. "I came within a hair of going," Duncan said, adding his sympathies to the families. "In my case, it became clear four years later. 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"[7]:36 At least one source says that water that had seeped into the plane's altimeter could have thrown off its height readings, leading the pilots to believe the plane was higher than was actually the case. Hardin and Peyton described the scene as horrifying. Some who were left off the flight and did not make the trip or lost loved ones spent the next five decades with crippling questions that had no answers. That is certainly what was going to happen.". The solemn ceremony was held around a fountain dedicated to the crash victims on Marshalls Huntington campus. White roses were laid by the fountain as each victims name was read at the ceremony. It's categorized as a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Military authorities still are investigating the incident. "[7] The airliner left Stallings Field at Kinston, North Carolina, and the flight proceeded to Huntington without incident. [7], The airliner continued on final approach to Tri-State Airport when it collided with the tops of trees on a hillside 5,543ft (1,690m) west of runway 11 (now runway 12).