Posted on Jul 2, 2018
One year later, a Fitzgerald widow wonders why her husband did not escape
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Very moving CDR (Join to see) LCDR (Join to see) LT Brad McInnis SN Greg Wright PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO2 Robert Aitchison CMDCM Gene Treants LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas
One year later, a Fitzgerald widow wonders why her husband did not escape
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He probably didn't make it out because he was helping others. Selfless and sad...
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Tragic accident the Fitzgerald and then the McCain. Navy has some issues and training to work out, no doubt. Sorry for all the losses to families & the military.
I've been on many missions in the Army where we were undermanned, but everyone had to just suck it up and get the mission done. For over a year, I had 18-20 hours in Iraq on duty, 7 days a week- only break was 15-days of leave.
Sadly, preventable accidents & non-hostile deaths results in 1/5 of all US Casualties in Combat Theaters:
https://taskandpurpose.com/the-tragic-truth-of-accidental-deaths-in-combat-zones/
I've been on many missions in the Army where we were undermanned, but everyone had to just suck it up and get the mission done. For over a year, I had 18-20 hours in Iraq on duty, 7 days a week- only break was 15-days of leave.
Sadly, preventable accidents & non-hostile deaths results in 1/5 of all US Casualties in Combat Theaters:
https://taskandpurpose.com/the-tragic-truth-of-accidental-deaths-in-combat-zones/
The Tragic Truth Of Accidental Deaths In Combat Zones
There have been efforts to reduce non-hostile deaths in the U.S. military, but have those efforts really paid off?
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