Comments on: UTA Flight 772 Memorial (Desert Week 2)

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:14:49 +0000

Wow this is very fascinating, looks great from the sky.

By: koen

koen — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:42:04 +0000

There's actually more to see in this part of Niger. The world-famous Arbre du Ténéré was located there! It used to be the most remote tree in the world, until a drunk truck driver (also Libyan, by the way) ran into it....

By: Guillaume de Saint Marc

Guillaume de Saint Marc — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:36:13 +0000

The rocks come from the mountains you see at the West of the site : 70 km of sand. Difficult to transport, even with the trucks we had. And very difficult work for the person in charge of collecting the stones in a very hot spot, with no shade … pictures to see on the website http://www.dc10-uta.org “photos”

By: cookie monster

cookie monster — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:35:44 +0000

Am i right in thinking that the rocks were gathered from round about – or were they shipped in?

Either way it is a great achievement but like Rob says its such a shame it had to be built at all.

By: Guillaume de Saint Marc

Guillaume de Saint Marc — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:56:07 +0000

I wanted this Memorial to be visible from planes or satellite, the result is far over our expectations!
It’s very emotional for me and the other families

By: Si Brindley

Si Brindley — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:36:39 +0000

Wow, this is a very beautiful thing and I found the pictures fascinating. I’m sure you are pleased how good the memorial looks in the satellite images now made available for everyone to see.

By: Hazlett Lynch

Hazlett Lynch — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:09:28 +0000

Congratulations, Guillaume, and thanks to Google Sightseeing for including this memorial to the indescribable horror of international terrorism. May all those who view this sight and see the memorial spend a moment and think prayerfully about all those innocents whose lives were violently taken from them, and from their families. Our desire and purpose must be to rid the world of terrorism in all its forms.

By: RobK

RobK — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:10:22 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Guillaume, and I am sure all the readers of Google Sightseeing would join me in offering our sympathy for the loss of your father. The memorial is a beautiful piece of work; it is a shame it had to come out of such a tragedy.

By: Guillaume de Saint Marc

Guillaume de Saint Marc — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:58:12 +0000

Thank you to hightlight this spot.

I lost my father in thhis plane bombing, I became lateron the leader of the familes group and negociated with Libya… but the task I am the more proud of is this Memorial in the middle of the desert.
It took us more than one moth to build it, with more than 100 person on the spot. We made also a documentary about this human adventure, for the families who would not have the opertunity (or the health) to go there.
It’s so fantastic to see it on Google earth!
You shall find many pictures on our website, and can buy the DVD … in french.
All the best,

Guillaume de Saint Marc