On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:42:22 -0400, Dudley Henriques wrote:

My read on this is bad judgment on the part of the Col caused by his
natural concern and deep feelings for the ceremony and the people involved
with it.

What about the presumption on the part of the part of the letter writer
that the flight was "inappropriate" in some way?

More, we're speaking of a flight at 9:11am. Not 5:11am. And near a
shopping mall; not a hospital or school or other noise-sensitive
environment.

And we're not speaking of an inquiry to the base, but a letter published
in the local (or so I presume) paper.

The response could have been more gentle, but I'm not convinced that the
author deserves the label "innocent".

- Andrew