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[jboyn]

This is one of the most heart breaking stories I've seen in a long time, and to make it even more saddening, it all happened within site of my office. I was not here on Monday, when a military fighter jet lost power over the ocean, then tried to limp in to the Miramar marine corps base a few miles from here. On the way, it lost its second engine,

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[mollymillions]

My heart goes out for this man too. Its one of those things where you immediately want to DO something for the guy, but there's nothing you can do to replace what he lost.

There is no explaination for things like this and that's the scariest part ...

[djturtle18]

that's really tragic - i'd react the same way. a few years ago at our office, a crane crashed through the building into a coworkers' cube - he has a wife and two kids. luckily, he'd left work a 1/2 hour before - but i kept thinking how horrific it would've been if he'd been sitting there not just for him, but his family.

life's strange.

[jacquelyn4444]

This is why I have to believe in God. Believe it or not, it is easier for me to cope with tragedy knowing that something better is coming, that it is not just cruel coincidence, and that life is bigger than my little world here.

If I choose not to believe in God, I would have to face the possibility that this is it, that my hardships are all for nothing and that life is not fair in the end.

When the man spoke to the media yesterday and said he knew his wife, MIL and two children were in heaven, I believe him. That faith will get him through this incredible tragedy, and I think anything less than complete faith would leave the poor guy feeling even more hopeless and alone.

I know it sounds mushy and Bible-beater-ish, but I can't imagine how I would have made it through the last five or so years of my own life, with so many challenges (although they seem like nothing in comparison to what this man has been/will be going through) if I didn't believe in something much, much bigger than this life on earth I can see.

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[avantard]

I have to admit I greatly admire the strength this guy had to not hold it against the pilot or the military for what was obviously a freak accident. Lesser people probably would have been talking lawsuits and pressing charges before the tears had dried. That said, it would be a shame if this man isn't severely compensated by the US government, not that it would do much of anything to take away the pain. I watched his video statement on the net yesterday and it made me feel all the worse for him. He had only bought that home and moved in a month ago!

[headlessannie]

My heart has to go out to the pilot as well. He's got to be feeling terrible, too, because he managed to survive but he wasn't able to maneuver the plane enough to avoid other people being killed. That has got to weigh heavily on someone. It's a sad day all around.