This date is always a somber reminder of a dark time in my childhood.
My older brother was killed on 10/31/75 when he was 17. 10 days later the EF went down. Lots of sadness around our house at that time.
To many, it's just some weird 70's song but if you lived on/near the Great Lakes these freighters are something unique, if not intimidating, to you.
RIP guys.
Strange but positive coincidence--my wife was born in Sept. 1975.
