Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy and of families reuniting, but after 25 years, this time of year brings back horrible memories for the family of Colleen R. Brunner.
She was the young Hamburg woman, a college student, who was one of the 270 people killed in the Lockerbie terrorist bombing of Dec. 21, 1988.
And as Christmas approaches, her family members are reminded of their grief over the death of the brilliant, vibrant 20-year-old who seemed to have the whole world at her feet after spending a semester studying at a prestigious college in London.
They are also frustrated by strong feelings that justice was never served following the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 that killed Brunner and 258 other people aboard the jumbo jet and 11 others on the ground in the small Scottish town.
And it doesnâ??t get any easier as they observe the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.
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