So if the families of the dead and those burned and maimed on the USS Forrestal and the surviving Christians in the Middle East wish to metaphorically urinate on the grave of John McCain, there should be no problem.
I was in a Phantom squadron (VF-74) on the two cruises right after the Forrestal fire.
The disaster was a constant topic among the crew which endured it, and films repeated it many times on board. McCain’s A-4 wasn’t the cause, but was one of the victims.
Recognizing that you didn’t come out and accuse him, but I want to make sure nobody got the wrong idea after reading your statement. He was a jerk officer, according to people who knew him, but he deserves NO blame for the fire.