We said goodbye to 2 ATFC folks today...although I have not been here long, they are great people, and I wish I could have worked with them longer. Plus, it is always a day of mixed emotions when people leave. In one sense, you are happy for them. They are heading home to family, friends, and the real world. On the other hand, there is always that feeling of dang...I have a really long time until I am in that position. As it stands right now, I am one of the few people left in the command that will be here for an entire year. So, I will be one salty Sailor by the end of this deployment. Either way, it's time to carry on and get to work.
As a side note, I just want to verbally pass on my condolences to those family members who lost a service member in the recent helicopter accident. That being said, I think it's time for the media to stop providing free advertisement for the insurgents. I am sure it's just a matter of time (if it's not happening already) before they use that to bolster their cause here. I have some really strong feelings about how they are handling this incident, and I will keep a majority of them to myself. But...I ask you to think about it for a minute...does it really make sense to keep harping on this day after day? We need to support the families, mourn for their loss, finish our job here and continue taking it to the insurgents. I think that's what those service members would want...just my opinion. They were dedicated and skilled warriors.
I see your point about the guys going home and you having to stay and yah, it will be hard to be gone as long as you will have to be.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the media. They are pretty biased one way and you would think that they would watch what they say NOT to help the other side but I dont think that they even care!! They make us really mad back here too!!
It was a sad accident but they need to let it go and let the families deal with their loss. The media just gets their talking points every day and are told what to say and do,they dont even have sense enough to use their own minds, they are sad cases in that respect. Those lost guys are Heros for sure!!
Diana