WASHINGTON — The smiling faces of some of the 67 people killed in the midair collision a year ago danced across the screen in a video montage at an emotional memorial event this week.
At the same time, an undercurrent of resilience and determination ran through the proceedings.
“While we were powerless in that moment to help our loved ones, we were not powerless to help each other,” said Doug Lane, whose wife Christine and teenage son Spencer were killed on American Airlines flight 5342 from Wichita, Kan. to Washington. “So that’s what we did. And we’ve been doing that ever since.”…