"We have been struggling for years to know what happened to our loved ones. Now we face the agonizing recognition that their death was neither painless nor instant."

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Cold WarDeath1980s in the Soviet UnionSouth KoreaAviation accidents and incidents
Original Language: English

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Hans Ephraimson-Abt, Chairman of the American Association for Families of K.A.L. 007 victims, "Tape Displays the Anguish On Jet the Soviets Downed" (October 16, 1992)