In my view it would have been far worse for these pilots to turn away from victims in their vicinity in order to complete their stated mission as foreseen by commanders 100 miles away and out of communication with a growing crisis,

a far different role other than peacekeeping.

Despite the generous rewards that state juries dole out, in many cases, victims receive less than 50 cents on the dollar in settlements with the lawyers taking the rest. This is not justice.

For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds;Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.

There is an extensive sand plain extending as far as the eye can see in the vicinity of the drop location. The slope is very shallow and essentially appears flat when you're down there. While the bottom is sand, showing ripples from long shore currents, it is by no means devoid of life. On the contrary, it appeared to be a very productive sand community undoubtedly with lots of mollusks and crustaceans.

They asked for a ride and told the general vicinity and he said sure, that's not far out of my way. I'd be happy to do that.