Thanks Mickydrip
As the one who got this thread rolling, you deserve a big thank you for the part you have played in reaching yesterday's successful conclusion.
Your choice of media for the message was "Spot on" and we all watched in awe as it became the focus of a groundswell of support and sympathy worldwide. All of us in the aviation/ATC field are professional people with a keen sense of pride in what we do and a knowledge of right and wrong. Hence people reading this thread didn't need to know Spot personally to offer their support - on the contrary, many of the contributors were not even serving Mil ATCOs.
Nevertheless, a real sense of compassion and unity has flowed from these pages in the months since your initial posting which has been a joy to behold. I for one have felt proud to part of this community and would not be at all surprised if this forum continues to be a focus of attention for those of us "on the shopfloor".
Thanks again Mike for being the one to take the first step and get the whole thing going.