While flying in Nigeria for Bristow out of Warri/Shell I came to know a Zapata Boat Captain I called "Ricardo del Embarco" who later moved to Oregon after visiting me for a bit of Hunting.
When I moved from Oregon to take up a new job....he took over the lease on my Apartment and in time married a lovely lady he met there.
She was divorced and had given up custody of her Son many years back and watched from afar as he was raised by a Step Mother.
This Morning I learned that young Man was one of the Crew members aboard the missing Helicopters.
A shared loss worked to mend some broken bridges as at Sunrise this Morning, they stood on an Oregon Beach looking towards where that Young Marine was lost.
It is a very small World we live in....and every one of these tragedies affect real people in so many ways.