Well don't that take the biscuit? Wratten calls himself a commander. As I recall, commanders must lead by example, with all the necessary care and comfort of the men they command taken fully into account.
He merely sweeps those required attributes aside to impress us that he was a good commander.
I wish I could say to him, that a good commander would NOT try to crucify TWO good men until it was manifestly and blatantly clear, beyond ANY doubt, that they were guilty of negligence. Neither he nor Day have been able to do that. Unless, of course, I am complete idiot and have NO conception about what I have read and heard.
So, as that doubt is now abundantly clear, I think that this poor, feeble excuse for a commander enjoyed his power, and used it as Paxman says to protect his precious Chinooks.
What kind of justification is that?
Oh how I wish I knew for sure he reads the Mil Forum on PPRuNe!