The U.S. Defense Attaché to Armenia Colonel Matthew Crowe paid his respects at the memorial in Nerkin Sasnashen, honoring the 17 U.S. Air Force crew members shot down by Soviet pilots on September 2, 1958. In 1993, Martin Kakosyan, with the support of local villagers, erected a memorial. Every year since, the community and families have gathered to remember and honor the crew. We thank Mr. Kakosyan and the people of Nerkin Sanashen for honoring the memory of our fallen soldiers.