In Reply to: Helicopter crash in Indo posted by nicno on Sunday, 3. April 2005 at 06:24 Bali Time:
As an ex-Navy person of 28 years, I too feel saddened by this unfortunate accident and the loss of life involved with it. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and shipmateswho still have a job to do.
What really got up my nose about the media reports of this tragedy was the constant statement that "they shouldn't have been there".
With respect, yes they should have been there, they were ordered there, its their job. Most of the time, the jobs carried out by the Defence Force are hazardous by their very nature, this was just another job carried out by wonderful, trained people that don't get much thanks from the general populace, and are constantly sniped at by the media. Sorry folks, but I had to get it off my chest.