I’ll never forget that fateful morning when news broke of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 being shot down just minutes after takeoff from Tehran, Iran. The tragedy took the lives of fifty-five Canadians and thirty Canadian residents, along with 123 other innocent souls.
We were devastated to learn that Iran’s government had lied to the public for three shameful days about what had happened. It was unimaginable to think that something so tragic could occur.
I still can’t believe that I lost friends on board, and I’ve not heard from them since. Your memory will live on in our hearts and minds forever.
That night, the I.s.l.a.m.i.c R.e.p.u.b.l.i.c fell.