...if your Father is still alive be sure to take the time to tell him how you feel...if he's no longer alive, tell him anyway. ...too bad that there are 7 Fathers of Sons who were serving on the Fitzgerald that will be notified today that their Sons lost their lives aboard that battle ship.
a Father's worst nightmare, with little to no consolations; not enough to ever forgive those who were derelict in their duties, I more than assume..... I found this to be a fine article, on accountability, et al. Those sea-men who fought for 16 endless hrs to save its men, and vessel, working tirelessly to save and port the ship, as well as preserve the lives of the other sailor's are real heroes. Whose ever blunder this was, will live with these horrors the rest of their lives. Kinda' like the life of "Donald Margolis"... http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/17/opinions/uss-fitzgerald-this-much-we-know-kirby/index.html "It is cruel, this accountability of good and well-intentioned men. But the choice is that or an end of responsibility and finally as the cruel scene has taught, an end to the confidence and trust in the men who lead, for men will not long trust leaders who feel themselves beyond accountability for what they do. "And when men lose confidence and trust in those who lead, order disintegrates into chaos and purposeful ships into uncontrollable derelicts." I never commanded a ship, never fired a shot in anger or had one fired at me. I remain in awe of those who willingly assume the burden of command, the crushing weight of that responsibility. I am not their equal. Therefore, I am unqualified to hazard a guess at the personal distress Cmdr. Benson and the rest of his crew feel right now. Nor can I imagine the grief of the families now mourning the loss of the seven sailors. All I can do is offer my prayers and take some comfort in knowing that whatever more we learn about this tragedy, whatever wounds must yet heal, the Navy will not let this "cruel scene" diminish from our eyes without first holding itself and its people to account -- that it will not permit disintegration into chaos and that it will not shirk from its duty to preserve the trust and confidence placed in it by our elected leaders and the American people. Navy leaders sometimes fail. The Navy as an institution sometimes suffers as a result. But neither those leaders nor that institution will prove afraid and unwilling to answer for that.
