US Herk
Very thoughtful and interesting points, nice to see a measured input. I suspect a lot of this comes down to how 'official sources' communicate to families. In my experience, at a corporate level, this is almost always bad and more damaging than it needs to be. This, I believe, is caused by the fear of litigation across all levels of government.
We need an open and honest culture (at least in the UK) where families are concerned. The fear of litigation only leads to
PR disasters like this.
As for the press, it just confirms my utmost contempt for the so called 'journalists' of the popular press. Pigs.
And for those on here who are naive enough to think (armchair warriors) that only our US friends commit frat, I'm afraid it's simply not true.
Thoughts with the deceased's wife AND the US pilots and families.