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| Perfectly in line St, Thomas, ON June 2018 This photo originally shared on Instagram |
They had just arrived in support of a scheduled airshow, and the team was busy back in the main hangar chatting with dignitaries. I wandered away to take in the hardware, alone.
Just last week, I stood in a parking lot with our daughter as we watched those same planes fly over London as part of #OpInspiration, a cross-country tour designed to support front-line workers and raise the spirit of the nation.
Today, one of the jets crashed just after takeoff in Kamloops, BC. Video evidence shows a pair of jets taking off before one of them pitched up and rolled over. One crew member ejected just before the plane slammed into a house just east of the airport. The second crew member remained in the stricken jet.
The team has just confirmed what we had all feared: One member died, while the other sustained serious injuries. Capt. Jenn Casey was the team's Public Affairs Officer.
We're reminded that there are no guarantees, and that we can lose it all in an instant. One moment you're celebrating - and being celebrated by - a grateful nation. The next, you're staring tragedy in the face.
As ever, I have no answers; only words. But an incredibly gifted and devoted group of Canadians who were just trying to be kind ended up suffering an immeasurable loss.
Gratitude is but a fraction of what we owe them, today and every day.
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