20120317 - Galt Airport Memorial (JK)

Jenny Kane - jkane@shawmedia.com Marcia Jarecki, (center) watches as John Johnson is puts flowers and a wreath at Galt Airport to commemorate those who lost their life in a mid air military plane explosion that killed 27 men and women on March 19, 1982. Jarecki's husband air-force TSgt. Kenneth Jarecki died in the crash. Marlene Lantz, (right), who was the Chief Deputy corner of McHenry County at the time of the crash watches from a distance.

Jenny Kane - jkane@shawmedia.com Mary Olczyk's puts flowers on a memorial for those who lost their life in a mid air military plane explosion that killed 27 men and women on March 19, 1982. Olczyk's husband Army Sgt. Steven Okczyk died in the crash.

Jenny Kane - jkane@shawmedia.com John Johnson is puts up a wreath at Galt Airport to commemorate those who lost their life in a mid air military plane explosion that killed 27 men and women on March 19, 1982.

Jenny Kane - jkane@shawmedia.com Marlene Lantz, (center) pays tribute to those who lost their life in a mid air military plane explosion that killed 27 men and women on March 19, 1982. Lantz was the Chief Deputy corner of McHenry County at the time of the crash. Mary Olczyk's, (left) husband Army Sgt. Steven Okczyk died in the crash. Matt Marsh, (right) was twelve years old and lived in Woodstock at the time of the crash. Marsh has been doing research on the crash since 1996.