Posted on 01/20/2016 5:38:08 AM PST by don-o
(CNN)The U.S. Coast Guard will stop actively searching for the 12 Marines who went missing when the two helicopters carrying them apparently crashed off the coast of Hawaii last week. The search suspension goes into effect at sunset Tuesday.
No survivors have been found nor bodies reported recovered.
"A decision to suspend searching without finding survivors is extremely difficult given the depth of its impact. ... Our thoughts and prayers are with Marine Corps helicopter squadron and particularly with families and loved ones of those missing," said Coast Guard Capt. Jim Jenkins in a written statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
When my son graduated PI, a Marine I worked with said, “Welcome to the family. You will find out what that means.”
I guess that is why my screen is so blurry.
Cannot reside in the sidebar to let folks express prayers for the fallen?
Rename Breaking to Donald Trump News and get it over with.
:-(
btt
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