Thursday, April 12, 2012

US Navy Jet Crash in Virginia Beach

  
   It's been called an "Easter miracle" on Good Friday . . . a US Navy F-18 fighter jet crashed directly into an apartment complex at noon, during spring break and no one lost their life! (See picture above)
   For the residents of Virginia Beach there was nothing unusual about the days flight activity until the smoke. We knew what that particular shade of black meant and word spread faster than the flames. Immediately our first responders, our thoughts, prayers and donations went out to those affected by the crash but just days later, around here, it's business as ususal.
   Jets are once again flying overhead and we do not live in fear. We live in freedom. We understand the risk involved and that freedom isn't free, it's paid for by pilots, captains, grounds troops, and every service member, and they must train.
   Remember how annoyed we all were when the entire region held it's annual "mock tragedy" so that all the local bases and EMS's could learn how to work together, because it backed up traffic and panicked those who didn't know it was only a drill? This crash is exactly the reason they do those. Proof that it works? No loss of life! A fine tuned rescue effort and no loss of life.
    We may never know what truly happened up there to bring this jet down, so be it. We do know that
through a combination of pilot skill, the grace of God and sheer luck, no one paid with their life.
    Thank you God for sparing lives in this recent tragedy. I say, if a jet crashes in to my house, consider it my donation (duty fulfilled) to the United States of America and the constant fight for freedom.

Just in case you didn't see it or just want more info: Link to USA Today's article (4/7/12)

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