Teen who lost her mother and sister in DCA crash honors them through music

With every note, Anne Valerie Ter’s music swells with memories and a legacy of love.

“It gives me more motivation to practice, definitely, because I know my mom and sister really liked me playing piano,” she said.

Almost a year ago, the 15-year-old Alexandria resident’s mother and sister, Olesya and Olivia Ter, were making their way home from a skating camp in Wichita, Kansas. Minutes before landing at Reagan National Airport outside D.C., a military Black Hawk crashed into the plane, killing everyone on board…

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