Friends and Family Rally Round as Houston Mourns

(Ha'aretz) Nathan Guttman - The entrance to the space base in Houston turned into a makeshift memorial. On Saturday evening weeping civilians started coming there, lighting candles, posting signs, and leaving balloons, toy space shuttles, and teddy bears behind. At the center of the instantly-erected memorial an Israeli flag was raised, along with a sign, in English: "Ilan Ramon - you are our hero."


2003-02-03 00:00:00

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