The Day Marshall Slipped Away

Song: You Slipped Away
Artist: Avril Lavigne
Footage: "We Are Marshall" produced by Warner Bros. and "From Ashes to Glory"

On this day, the 14th of November, the memories of the people who were taken from us are remembered. We cannot forget the sorrow and the pain we felt when the Marshall football plane crashed on the mountainside, killing everyone on board. We lost family members, friends, and many good people. I didn't intend to post this mv, but as today is the anniversary of my Uncle Stuart's death, I wanted to share the feelings that I poured into this video.

While I was not around at this time, I can still imagine the pain that my father and his brother and sisters must have gone through. I know how much it would hurt if I had lost my brother, or sister, or father, and I let my sympathetic feelings be shared through this work. Enjoy, and remember that we are Marshall.

I do not own anything in this video. "We Are Marshall" is produced by Warner Bros. Company. All the black and white pictures you see are from "From Ashes to Glory," a privately made film.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• We
• Are
• Marshall
• University
• Avril
• Lavigne
• You
• Slipped
• Away
• 1970
• Thundering
• Herd
• football
• From
• Ashes
• to
• Glory

[TheDrfeelgood01]

Remember when you fly. You get what you pay for. $30K a year for pilots on the Regionals. Simple Pilot error caused this accident. Read the NTSB report. When you fly you want the $80K a year guy, not the $30. Technology now prevents most of these basic mistakes now, but its the mind of the pilot his skill that you are paying for.

[Sessylove93]

@TheDrfeelgood01 Remember, the pilot is dead as well, and there's little point in placing blame on anyone for an accident when that person also suffered the tragedy. Just saying.

[superfriends1200]

I was born October 12th of 1970. This movie hits me like a moving train. I cannot help but feel the hurt for these people and take this movie into my heart.

[Sessylove93]

@superfriends1200 It's tough to be unaffected by it. Thankfully, tragedies like this don't happen every day, but the ones that do leave a lasting impression for everyone. Thank you for commenting. :)

[TheDemon43]

I was born on November 14, so now I have to have the knowledge every year that those people had died..D;

[Sessylove93]

@TheDemon43 Yeah, but they didn't die because of YOU, so it's not so bad. I'm sure the people who were born on Pearl Harbor Day feel sort of the same way. Or any other tragic historical day. It's ok to eat your cake while you remember Marshall. :)

[mountaineer48]

Amen.

[4wheelerDJ]

Sessylove93, I was just noticing how much your uncle Stuart resembled actor Kurt Russell...wondering if Kurt was ever approached to play Stuart in the movie? All would've had to do is wear a darker hairpiece. :)

[Conrad22100]

@TheDemon43

I remember this day like yesterday..it was foggy..chilly..and just a horrific day in West Virginia...

[Jules91961]

41 years ago...God bless you Sessylove93 and your Uncle Stuart. May he and the 74 others who perished rest in peace. I was nine years old when this tragedy occurred. I remember going outside with my mother, looking to the west and the sky was orange. I grew up within walking distance from Spring Hill cemetery and used to go up to the MU memorial all the time. Most importantly, I am an MU grad....we will NEVER forget!

[dfrank2356]

I've been watching a few of these memorial videos, and they must have been incredibly tough to make. I have no connection to any of these people and these videos stir my emotions as the movie did. All are well done, and even though I'm not a fan of Avril Levigne, the song fits the video so well. My heart goes out to those who lost loved ones in that awful tragedy, and I have become a fan of Marshall football. I appreciate the video and the work put into it. God Bless!

[skywaymanaz]

@TheDrfeelgood01 If you read the report you see the NTSB wasn't able to determine why the flight crew descended below the glide path. They put emphasis on determining if an extremely localized weather condition could have made the altimeters read high making them fly to low. There was speculation they used the radio altimeter for vertical guidance which would have fooled the crew since the airport is on a high point above the Ohio river valley along the approach but no way to know for certain.

[macgriffyn]

@TheDrfeelgood01 That's a great idea. Then let's raise plane fares and make sure those pilots are paid better. I think that if we raise them according to inflation, then a (1970) $500 dollar ticket from NY to LA (back when jet fuel was 50c a gallon) should run about $3000 (for the $4.00 per gal)...as opposed to the $380 that it costs now. Bags should also be about $100 each...that should ensure that no more plane crashes happen, right?

[Jules91961]

@Sessylove93 Your video is beautifully done and I agree with your response to TheDrfeelgood01's comments regarding pilot error. As I recall, this particular pilot was indeed very experienced, but had never flown into the Tri-State airport, which was said to be a difficult land at that time. That, coupled with the rain and fog contributed to the accident. But again...what's the point in the blame game? As you said, he lost his life as well. (I am very sorry about your Uncle Stuart, btw.)

[gva0917]

A movie with meaning - if only we knew which day was the last day. If we knew tomorrow would be our last day, I'm not sure what each of us might do with that day. I have no doubt that would be the day WE WOULD BE THE BEST "ME" we could ever be. Wonderful movie, wonderful post.

[Commandert1TV]

I know what it feels like to lose an uncle my uncle Joe Hood #33 was a sophomore to this day I still weep about all of the 1970 thunder herd ...:::We Are Marshall:::...