e, but at least one of his guys parachuted out, only to die in his
attempt. Having evaluated Bush's statements with a rather jaundiced
crewman's
perspective, I'd say that Bush probably did all he could under that
particular
set of circumstances. The fact that his decision still tortures him a
lifetime
later leads me to believe he will never be comfortable with his choices that
day, but I think he was simply lucky to be alive.

I agree..I think trying to monday morning quarterback his decisions, 60 years
later, is rather pointless. He did what he thought he do to, and made a
decision. Part of being in command is making such decisions at that moment..


Ron
Pilot/Wildland Firefighter