RE: Plane crash in South America
November 30, 2016 at 11:42 pm
(This post was last modified: November 30, 2016 at 11:44 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(November 30, 2016 at 8:57 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: No, thank your husband for his service. I just put my four years in, just happened to be in during the first Gulf War but never was anywhere near the Middle East, was honorably discharged, and to this day I get a bit embarrassed when someone thanks me for my service. I enjoyed my 4 years in but realized military life just really wasn't for me and I didn't like any of the jobs they were offering me if I reenlisted, so I got out to see what I could do as a civilian. I served faithfully but don't care to make a fuss over it. Maybe it has to do with working in the intelligence field where everything had to be hush-hush and we officially didn't exist.
Nothing to be embarrassed about. You put your time in and that's more than most people can say.
(November 30, 2016 at 10:08 pm)Whateverist Wrote:(November 29, 2016 at 1:47 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: With Brian being a pilot, this is my absolute greatest fear in the world. It hits so close to home every time I hear of a plane crash. I can't imagine what they went through during those last few minutes or seconds, or what their families are going through now. Absolutely horrifying.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/world/americas/plane-carrying-brazilian-soccer-team-crashes-in-colombia.html?_r=0
Very sad. Hopefully no one you knew. Flying may be fairly safe but when it goes wrong it can be pretty darn bad.
No, I didn't know anyone. It just always feels like I do though, because I always imagine it happening to Brian and how scary and devastating it would be. Those poor families, having to deal with loss in this way.
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