This really shook me up, the copilot, Dan was a good friend of mine that i met doing some inter service training when i was AD. I hadn't seen him since his wedding last May. He was initially scheduled to deploy with the first group in Sept but got postponed. They made good use of the time and were so excited when his wife became pregnant in October. Her due date is July 4th, lets pray she has a healthy baby. I met the other pilot, Matt at the wedding who was so proud showing off his new baby which couldn't have been more than 6 months at the time. I don't know anything about the other 5 crewmembers but i'm sure they all have stories as well and leave behind family and friends who can never fill their void. Lets not forget the sacrifices being made and honor those making them. Galen