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 Posted: Sun Sep 21st, 2008 09:12 am
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 Now out on DVD, the movie "We Are Marshall" is based on the tragic airplane crash on Nov. 14, 1970 that killed 75 people, including most of the Marshall University football team, coaching staff, athletic administration and many local supporters.

I was a 17 year old freshman at Marshall in the fall of 1970 and learning of the crash on a police band radio, I was at the actual crash site before 90% of the emergency responders arrived.  I lived through the aftermath, and being a Huntington kid, I knew many of the victims.

The movie covers the crash and aftermath, but the story primarily invloves the reconstruction of the team and the movie's climax is the remarkable last second victory over Xavier University in the first home game of the 1971 season.  Not only was I at the plane crash site, I attended the Xavier game that was also depicted in the film.

The film is remarkably accurate and much of it was filmed on location on the Marshall campus and the city of Huntington.

I would also like to praise the cast and production staff of the movie who spent many weeks in Huntington shooting the film.  Without exception they were gracious, humble, and most importantly, very sensitive to the many widows, orphans and other surviving family members of the crash victims who still live in Huntington. 

Anyone who watches the movie and has questions, please feel free to contact me at shood321@aol.com