Very sad news.A couple of years ago they appeared at the Air Force Base that my sister lives within a mile of.For a couple of days before the show we got to watch them practice their routines.Watching them made this old Army guy wish he had gone Navy (or Air Force).
Sad day.
I was in the Navy, aviation in the beginning, and saw the Thunderbirds do an airshow at the Naval Air Station. Never got to see the Blue Angels.