CHAPTER_NN1 12_CRD 
Crew_NN1 Legacies_NN2 
THERE_EX0 HAVE_VHB N'T_XX0 BEEN_VBN MANY_DT0 RESEARCH_NN1 STUDIES_NN2 THAT_CJT HAVE_VHB TRACKED_VVN the_AT0 emotional_AJ0 toll_NN1 on_PRP ditching_VVG survivors_NN2 because_CJS there_EX0 have_VHB n't_XX0 been_VBN many_DT0 ditching_NN1 survivors_NN2 ._SENT By_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 PTSD_NP0 had_VHD become_VVN an_AT0 accepted_AJ0 psychological_AJ0 disorder_NN1 in_PRP 1980_CRD ,_PUN prompting_VVG longitudinal_AJ0 academic_AJ0 studies_NN2 ,_PUN jets_NN2 had_VHD by_PRP and_CJC large_AJ0 supplanted_AJ0 props_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 Department_NN1 of_PRF Transportation_NN1 ,_PUN National_AJ0 Transportation_NN1 Safety_NN1 Board_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Occupational_AJ0 Health_NN1 and_CJC Safety_NN1 Act_NN1 were_VBD 13_CRD years_NN2 old_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 combined_AJ0 effect_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 dramatic_AJ0 decrease_NN1 in_PRP aviation_NN1 casualties_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 have_VHB been_VBN a_AT0 few_DT0 illuminating_AJ0 studies_NN2 ,_PUN however_AV0 ,_PUN including_VVG of_PRF ditchings_NN2 and_CJC other_AJ0 aircraft_NN0 accidents_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC certain_AJ0 findings_NN2 rise_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 top_NN1 ._SENT 
First_ORD ,_PUN the_AT0 "_PUQ reactions_NN2 [_PUL to_PRP disasters_NN2 ]_PUR vary_VVB dramatically_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Some_DT0 survivors_NN2 seem_VVB never_AV0 to_TO0 tire_VVI of_PRF talking_VVG about_PRP their_DPS ordeals_NN2 ,_PUN while_CJS others_NN2 never_AV0 want_VVB to_TO0 talk_VVI about_PRP it_PNP ._SENT Some_DT0 ca_VM0 n't_XX0 recall_VVI a_AT0 thing_NN1 about_PRP a_AT0 disaster_NN1 minutes_NN2 after_PRP the_AT0 fact_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS others_NN2 recall_VVB things_NN2 in_PRP vivid_AJ0 detail_NN1 decades_NN2 later_AV0 ._SENT Some_DT0 people_NN0 find_VVB that_CJT fear_NN1 presents_VVZ quickly_AV0 but_CJC dissipates_VVZ ,_PUN while_CJS others_NN2 develop_VVB late-onset_AJ0 symptoms_NN2 ._SENT Some_DT0 fly_VVB more_AV0 after_PRP an_AT0 airplane_NN1 accident_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 belief_NN1 that_CJT God_NP0 has_VHZ their_DPS back_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS others_NN2 suffer_VVB immobilizing_AJ0 panic_NN1 attacks_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 mere_AJ0 thought_NN1 of_PRF setting_VVG foot_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 plane_NN1 again_AV0 ._SENT 
Second_ORD ,_PUN most_DT0 survivors_NN2 say_VVB they_PNP suffer_VVB from_PRP guilt_NN1 to_PRP some_DT0 degree_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 psychoanalyst_NN1 and_CJC Holocaust_NP0 survivor_NN1 who_PNQ coined_VVD the_AT0 term_NN1 "_PUQ survivor_NN1 guilt_NN1 "_PUQ said_VVD it_PNP 's_VBZ unavoidable_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 very_AJ0 fact_NN1 of_PRF survival_NN1 always_AV0 causes_VVZ severe_AJ0 guilt_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD William_NP0 Niederland_NP0 ,_PUN MD._NP0 "_PUQ Always_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Third_ORD ,_PUN the_AT0 vast_AJ0 majority_NN1 experience_NN1 persistent_AJ0 ,_PUN harrowing_AJ0 nightmares_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 big_AJ0 difference_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO0 be_VBI that_CJT some_DT0 do_VDB n't_XX0 suffer_VVI as_CJS much_AV0 while_CJS awake_AJ0 ,_PUN Carl_NP0 Jung_NP0 's_POS "_PUQ shadow_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL that_DT0 murky_AJ0 facet_NN1 of_PRF our_DPS personality_NN1 that_CJT at_PRP times_NN2 protects_VVZ us_PNP ,_PUN at_PRP times_NN2 harms_VVZ us_PNP )_PUR mercifully_AV0 sequestering_AJ0 the_AT0 horror_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 subconscious_NN1 ._SENT 
Fourth_ORD ,_PUN many_DT0 lives_NN2 change_VVB for_PRP the_AT0 better_AJC ._SENT Professors_NN2 Richard_NP0 Tedeschi_AJ0 and_CJC Lawrence_NP0 Calhoun_NP0 of_PRF UNC-Charlotte_NP0 coined_VVD the_AT0 term_NN1 "_PUQ post-_AJ0 traumatic_AJ0 growth_NN1 "_PUQ to_TO0 mean_VVI a_AT0 "_PUQ positive_AJ0 change_NN1 experienced_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 result_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 struggle_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 major_AJ0 life_NN1 crisis_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 traumatic_AJ0 event_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 benefits_NN2 often_AV0 manifest_VVB in_PRP "_PUQ changes_NN2 in_PRP self-perception_NN1 ,_PUN interpersonal_AJ0 relationships_NN2 and_CJC philosophy_NN1 of_PRF life_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Fifth_ORD ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ often_AV0 the_AT0 victims_NN2 behind_PRP the_AT0 victims_NN2 who_PNQ struggle_VVB the_AT0 most_DT0 ._SENT The_AT0 survivors_NN2 '_POS loved_AJ0 ones_NN2 can_VM0 be_VBI heroes_NN2 too_AV0 ._SENT Their_DPS resilience_NN1 is_VBZ often_AV0 the_AT0 real_AJ0 story_NN1 ._SENT 
JOHN_NP0 MURRAY_NP0 
In_PRP his_DPS closing_AJ0 statement_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 1962_CRD CAB_NN1 hearing_NN1 ,_PUN before_CJS thanking_VVG his_DPS crew_NN1 and_CJC blaming_VVG himself_PNX for_PRP expecting_VVG too_AV0 much_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP ,_PUN he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP am_VBB not_XX0 an_AT0 articulate_AJ0 man_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC he_PNP was_VBD ._SENT He_PNP just_AV0 was_VBD n't_XX0 "_PUQ much_DT0 of_PRF a_AT0 talker_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ elder_AJC son_NN1 ,_PUN John_NP0 Patrick_NP0 ._SENT 
More_AV0 accurately_AV0 ,_PUN Murray_NP0 appears_VVZ to_TO0 have_VHI been_VBN selective_AJ0 in_PRP whom_PNQ he_PNP talked_VVD with_PRP ,_PUN about_PRP what_DTQ ._SENT He_PNP spoke_VVD at_PRP length_NN1 with_PRP Swiss_AJ0 deckhand_AJ0 Pierre-André_NP0 Reymond_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ would_VM0 later_AV0 say_VVI :_PUN "_PUQ We_PNP all_DT0 know_VVB that_CJT it_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 normal_AJ0 reaction_NN1 after_PRP a_AT0 PTSD_NP0 not_XX0 to_TO0 talk_VVI about_PRP such_DT0 an_AT0 accident_NN1 (_PUL please_AV0 do_VDB not_XX0 call_VVI that_CJT an_AT0 incident_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT Time_NN1 has_VHZ no_AT0 meaning_NN1 for_PRP these_DT0 persons_NN2 :_PUN past_AJ0 ,_PUN present_AJ0 and_CJC future_AJ0 is_VBZ all_DT0 the_AT0 same_DT0 one_CRD thing_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 notion_NN1 of_PRF time_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX0 exist_VVI for_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN they_PNP are_VBB inside_PRP the_AT0 trauma_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 trauma_NN1 is_VBZ in_PRP their_DPS mind_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Reymond_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 alone_AJ0 ._SENT John_NP0 Patrick_NP0 recalls_VVZ how_AVQ "_PUQ Dad_NN1 talked_VVD about_PRP the_AT0 ditching_NN1 from_PRP time_NN1 to_PRP time_NN1 and_CJC was_VBD contemplating_VVG writing_VVG a_AT0 book_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP even_AV0 taught_VVD himself_PNX to_TO0 touch-type_VVI using_VVG a_AT0 Sears_NP0 electric_AJ0 typewriter_NN1 and_CJC wanted_VVD to_TO0 capture_VVI the_AT0 right_AJ0 details_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Some_DT0 details_NN2 continued_VVD to_TO0 trouble_VVI him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Of_PRF course_NN1 they_PNP did_VDD ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ John_NP0 Patrick_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Who_PNQ would_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI thought_VVN about_PRP certain_AJ0 things_NN2 ?_SENT Dad_NN1 always_AV0 wondered_VVD if_CJS there_EX0 was_VBD more_DT0 he_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI done_VDN ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 say_VVI so_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP could_VM0 tell_VVI ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI if_CJS survivor_NN1 's_POS guilt_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 correct_AJ0 term_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB it_PNP was_VBD more_AV0 second-guessing_AJ0 guilt_NN1 ._SENT '_PUQ Could_VM0 I_PNP have_VHI done_VDN something_PNI different_AJ0 ?_SENT '_PUQ ;_PUN things_NN2 like_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD everything_PNI he_PNP could_VM0 but_CJC the_AT0 loss_NN1 of_PRF life_NN1 bothered_VVD him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 death_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS friend_NN1 and_CJC ally_NN1 Captain_NP0 Bechtold_NP0 conflated_VVD his_DPS ruminations_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 really_AV0 affected_AJ0 Dad_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP said_VVD something_PNI to_PRP the_AT0 effect_NN1 of_PRF '_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB sure_AV0 glad_AJ0 I_PNP had_VHD Ed_NP0 on_PRP my_DPS side_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP really_AV0 came_VVD after_PRP me_PNP during_PRP that_DT0 hearing_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI what_DTQ I_PNP would_VM0 've_VHI done_VDN without_PRP him_PNP ._SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ 
But_CJC he_PNP "_PUQ never_AV0 suffered_VVN from_PRP panic_NN1 attacks_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF reaction_NN1 was_VBD totally_AV0 outside_PRP his_DPS personality_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS Flying_AJ0 Tiger_NN1 Line_NN1 president_NN1 and_CJC WWII_NN1 Ace_NP0 Robert_NP0 Prescott_NP0 asked_VVD :_PUN '_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN you_PNP have_VHB n't_XX0 lost_VVN your_DPS nerve_NN1 ,_PUN have_VHB you_PNP ?_SENT '_PUQ Dad_NN1 smiled_VVD and_CJC said_VVD '_PUQ I_PNP never_AV0 had_VHD any_DT0 to_TO0 begin_VVI with_PRP ._SENT '_PUQ But_CJC he_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 bit_NN1 ruffled_VVD by_PRP the_AT0 question_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Although_CJS his_DPS father_NN1 never_AV0 boasted_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Dad_NN1 knew_VVD he_PNP had_VHD done_VDN everything_PNI as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS it_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN done_VDN ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD his_DPS job_NN1 well_AV0 and_CJC ,_PUN with_PRP all_DT0 modesty_NN1 ,_PUN knew_VVD it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
His_DPS most_DT0 prominent_AJ0 attitude_NN1 was_VBD gratitude_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 Bechtold_NP0 —_PUN a_AT0 highly_AV0 decorated_AJ0 combat_NN1 aviator_NN1 and_CJC New_NP0 York_NP0 's_POS top_AJ0 safety_NN1 expert_NN1 —_PUN died_VVD while_CJS attempting_VVG to_TO0 land_VVI on_PRP a_AT0 smooth_AJ0 runway_NN1 in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 in_PRP late_AJ0 November_NP0 underscored_VVD how_AVQ fortunate_AJ0 Murray_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN to_TO0 "_PUQ land_VVI "_PUQ in_PRP the_AT0 middle_NN1 of_PRF 20-foot_AJ0 waves_NN2 two_CRD months_NN2 prior_AJ0 ._SENT Still_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS the_AT0 New_AJ0 Year_NN1 rolled_VVD around_AVP ,_PUN because_CJS Murray_NP0 knew_VVD regulators_NN2 were_VBD political_AJ0 animals_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC there_EX0 were_VBD forces_NN2 at_PRP play_NN1 beyond_PRP his_DPS pay_NN1 grade_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP knew_VVD there_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 chance_NN1 he_PNP could_VM0 be_VBI faulted_VVN ,_PUN however_AV0 unjustly_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP knew_VVD there_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 chance_NN1 the_AT0 FAA_NN1 could_VM0 strip_VVI him_PNP of_PRF the_AT0 licenses_NN2 and_CJC certificates_NN2 he_PNP needed_VVD to_TO0 fly_VVI for_PRP a_AT0 living_NN1 ._SENT 
Some_DT0 good_AJ0 news_NN1 finally_AV0 arrived_VVD in_PRP March_NP0 1963_CRD ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 form_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Coast_NN1 Guard_NN1 's_POS "_PUQ Search_NN1 and_CJC Rescue_NN1 Study_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 unequivocally_AV0 supportive_AJ0 279-page_AJ0 analysis_NN1 by_PRP seasoned_AJ0 pilots_NN2 and_CJC first_ORD responders_NN2 put_VVB some_DT0 wind_NN1 at_PRP his_DPS back_NN1 ._SENT 
No_ITJ one_PNI can_VM0 recall_VVI when_CJS Murray_NP0 read_VVD the_AT0 CAB_NN1 's_POS "_PUQ Aircraft_NN0 Accident_NN1 Report_NN1 "_PUQ on_PRP Tiger_NN1 923_CRD ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP probably_AV0 read_VVD it_PNP the_AT0 day_NN1 of_PRF or_CJC soon_AV0 after_PRP its_DPS release_NN1 on_PRP September_NP0 13_CRD ,_PUN 1963._CRD As_CJS to_PRP where_AVQ he_PNP read_VVB it_PNP ,_PUN his_DPS good_AJ0 friend_NN1 and_CJC fellow_AJ0 Tiger_NN1 pilot_NN1 Larry_NP0 LeFever_NN1 guesses_VVZ it_PNP was_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 Newark_NP0 Airport_NN1 parking_NN1 lot_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP his_DPS car_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS he_PNP could_VM0 read_VVI it_PNP in_PRP peace_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP likely_AV0 took_VVD note_NN1 of_PRF its_DPS brevity_NN1 :_PUN at_PRP 19_CRD pages_NN2 ,_PUN just_AV0 7_CRD percent_NN0 as_CJS long_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 Coast_NN1 Guard_NN1 's_POS study_NN1 ;_PUN and_CJC its_DPS sloppy_AJ0 beginning_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 form_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 "_PUQ Synposis_NN1 [_PUL sic_AV0 ]_PUR ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC the_AT0 first_ORD paragraph_NN1 was_VBD nonetheless_AV0 heartening_AJ0 :_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 Board_NN1 determines_VVZ that_CJT the_AT0 probable_AJ0 cause_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 accident_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 failure_NN1 of_PRF two_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 aircraft_NN0 's_VBZ four_CRD engines_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 improper_AJ0 action_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 flight_NN1 engineer_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ disabled_VVD a_AT0 third_ORD engine_NN1 ,_PUN thereby_AV0 necessitating_VVG a_AT0 ditching_NN1 at_PRP sea_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Some_DT0 of_PRF what_DTQ followed_VVD the_AT0 synopsis_NN1 comported_VVD with_PRP the_AT0 31_CRD hours_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Commerce_NN1 Department_NN1 's_POS hearing_NN1 testimony_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 Treasury_NN1 Department_NN1 's_POS study_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC there_EX0 were_VBD also_AV0 disagreements_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 CAB_NN1 said_VVD that_CJT "_PUQ preparations_NN2 for_PRP the_AT0 ditching_NN1 were_VBD not_XX0 completed_VVN ,_PUN "_PUQ Murray_NP0 "_PUQ did_VDD not_XX0 recite_VVI ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT the_AT0 checklist_NN1 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT as_CJS required_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 manual_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC he_PNP was_VBD "_PUQ not_XX0 aware_AJ0 "_PUQ or_CJC was_VBD "_PUQ unable_AJ0 to_TO0 recall_VVI "_PUQ certain_AJ0 items_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 Tiger_NN1 manual_NN1 and_CJC /_PUN or_CJC the_AT0 proper_AJ0 sequence_NN1 of_PRF events_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 CAB_NN1 took_VVD special_AJ0 exception_NN1 to_PRP Murray_NP0 's_POS ditching_NN1 maneuver_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 procedure_NN1 he_PNP used_VVD is_VBZ ,_PUN as_CJS a_AT0 matter_NN1 of_PRF fact_NN1 ,_PUN warned_VVN against_PRP in_PRP the_AT0 manual_NN1 ._SENT Based_VVN on_PRP witness_NN1 testimony_NN1 concerning_PRP the_AT0 absence_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 left_AJ0 wing_NN1 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT it_PNP is_VBZ apparent_AJ0 that_CJT considerable_AJ0 impact_NN1 force_NN1 was_VBD encountered_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 ditching_NN1 ._SENT Failure_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 left_AJ0 wing_NN1 deprived_AJ0 survivors_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 life_NN1 rafts_NN2 stowed_VVD therein_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
But_CJC the_AT0 conclusion_NN1 was_VBD unequivocally_AV0 laudatory_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ Under_PRP the_AT0 circumstances_NN2 of_PRF darkness_NN1 ,_PUN weather_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC high_AJ0 seas_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ prevailed_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 North_NP0 Atlantic_NP0 at_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 ditching_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Board_NN1 believes_VVZ that_CJT the_AT0 survival_NN1 of_PRF 48_CRD occupants_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 aircraft_NN0 was_VBD miraculous_AJ0 ,_PUN however_AV0 ,_PUN had_VHD lights_NN2 been_VBN provided_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 lifejackets_NN2 ,_PUN even_AV0 more_DT0 would_VM0 have_VHI survived_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ 
While_CJS Murray_NP0 was_VBD relieved_AJ0 that_CJT even_AV0 the_AT0 remote_AJ0 risk_NN1 of_PRF losing_VVG his_DPS license_NN1 was_VBD gone_VVN ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 looking_VVG for_PRP vindication_NN1 ._SENT John_NP0 Patrick_NP0 recalls_VVZ :_PUN "_PUQ Despite_PRP criticism_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 procedure_NN1 he_PNP used_VVD ,_PUN Dad_NN1 did_VDD not_XX0 think_VVI the_AT0 CAB_NN1 had_VHD skewered_VVN him_PNP and_CJC saw_VVD more_DT0 positives_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 report_NN1 than_CJS negatives_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP never_AV0 ,_PUN never_AV0 doubted_VVD the_AT0 wisdom_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS approach_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 ditching_NN1 ,_PUN thoroughly_AV0 convinced_AJ0 that_CJT it_PNP was_VBD exactly_AV0 the_AT0 correct_AJ0 thing_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI ._SENT The_AT0 fact_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 aircraft_NN0 survived_VVD a_AT0 ditching_NN1 intact_AJ0 in_PRP such_DT0 rough_AJ0 seas_NN2 ,_PUN at_PRP night_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP one_CRD engine_NN1 is_VBZ phenomenal_AJ0 and_CJC testimony_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP got_VVD it_PNP right_AV0 ,_PUN critics_NN2 notwithstanding_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 CAB_NN1 also_AV0 made_VVD some_DT0 recommendations_NN2 ,_PUN most_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP obvious_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ Consideration_NN1 should_VM0 be_VBI given_VVN to_PRP improving_VVG the_AT0 basic_AJ0 design_NN1 of_PRF [_PUL the_AT0 life_NN1 ]_PUR jackets_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ requiring_VVG that_CJT they_PNP all_DT0 have_VHB lights_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC storing_VVG all_DT0 the_AT0 rafts_NN2 internally_AV0 ,_PUN to_TO0 protect_VVI them_PNP better_AV0 ,_PUN given_VVN none_PNI of_PRF the_AT0 four_CRD main_AJ0 rafts_NN2 was_VBD where_AVQ it_PNP should_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN ._SENT The_AT0 report_NN1 closed_VVN by_PRP saying_VVG that_CJT all_DT0 U.S._NP0 airlines_NN2 needed_VVD to_TO0 train_VVI their_DPS crews_NN2 better_AV0 in_PRP emergency_NN1 procedures_NN2 in_PRP general_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC in_PRP the_AT0 event_NN1 of_PRF ditching_NN1 ,_PUN particularly_AV0 ._SENT 
Murray_NP0 's_POS reaction_NN1 was_VBD more_AV0 equable_AJ0 than_CJS that_DT0 of_PRF others_NN2 ,_PUN like_PRP Super_AJ0 Connie_NP0 –_PUN rated_AJ0 Tiger_NN1 pilot_NN1 Larry_NP0 LeFever_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ feels_VVZ the_AT0 CAB_NN1 took_VVD some_DT0 cheap_AJ0 shots_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP agrees_VVZ with_PRP the_AT0 RAF_NP0 and_CJC Canadian_AJ0 Navy_NN1 pilots_NN2 cited_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 Coast_NN1 Guard_NN1 study_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ Given_VVN the_AT0 winds_NN2 and_CJC seas_NN2 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 miracle_NN1 anyone_PNI lived_VVD ._SENT Remember_VVB :_PUN everyone_PNI got_VVD off_AVP 923_CRD alive_AJ0 ._SENT That_DT0 was_VBD no_AT0 swimming_NN1 pool_NN1 John_NP0 landed_VVD in_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ LeFever_NN1 also_AV0 notes_VVZ that_CJT the_AT0 CAB_NN1 's_VBZ saying_VVG the_AT0 evacuees_NN2 were_VBD "_PUQ deprived_AJ0 "_PUQ of_PRF the_AT0 four_CRD main_AJ0 rafts_NN2 is_VBZ false_AJ0 ,_PUN as_CJS all_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 rafts_NN2 were_VBD retrieved_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC two_CRD of_PRF them_PNP had_VHD been_VBN occupied_VVN ._SENT 
Layman-survivor_NP0 Art_NP0 Gilbreth_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP got_VVD a_AT0 copy_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 report_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ I_PNP remember_VVB is_VBZ he_PNP did_VDD a_AT0 hell_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 job_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 turning_AJ0 controls_NN2 locking_VVG up_AVP ,_PUN landing_VVG between_PRP those_DT0 big_AJ0 swells_NN2 ,_PUN with_PRP it_PNP raining_VVG like_PRP mad_AJ0 ,_PUN not_XX0 clipping_VVG the_AT0 waves_NN2 with_PRP the_AT0 broad_AJ0 wings_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD obvious_AJ0 to_TO0 see_VVI ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 to_PRP anyone_PNI on-board_AJ0 ,_PUN what_DTQ an_AT0 incredible_AJ0 job_NN1 he_PNP did_VDD ._SENT "_PUQ 
Murray_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 stew_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 negativity_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP knew_VVD he_PNP was_VBD lucky_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI alive_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP could_VM0 live_VVI with_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 ignorant_AJ0 assessments_NN2 or_CJC unreasonable_AJ0 opinions_NN2 ._SENT What_DTQ he_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 live_VVI with_PRP ,_PUN however_AV0 ,_PUN was_VBD wasting_VVG his_DPS last_ORD chance_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP knew_VVD it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 a_AT0 second_ORD ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD up_AVP to_PRP his_DPS ninth_ORD chance_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 ,_PUN maybe_AV0 nineteenth_ORD ,_PUN after_PRP eluding_VVG death_NN1 over_PRP the_AT0 skies_NN2 of_PRF Tel_NP0 Aviv_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 deserts_NN2 of_PRF Yemen_NP0 ,_PUN during_PRP the_AT0 winters_NN2 of_PRF Detroit_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC along_PRP 3_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD potholed_AJ0 ,_PUN pre-Interstate_AJ0 miles_NN2 on_PRP his_DPS Indian_AJ0 Junior_AJ0 Scout_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS aviator_NN1 goggles_NN2 often_AV0 covered_VVN in_PRP bug_NN1 guts_NN2 ,_PUN when_CJS such_DT0 trips_NN2 were_VBD n't_XX0 for_PRP the_AT0 faint_NN1 of_PRF heart_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 pilot_NN1 used_VVD his_DPS chance_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 better_AJC father_NN1 and_CJC husband_NN1 ._SENT According_VVG to_PRP John_NP0 Patrick_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 trained_AJ0 chemical_AJ0 engineer_NN1 
encouraged_VVD me_PNP when_CJS I_PNP experienced_VVD great_AJ0 difficulty_NN1 in_PRP General_AJ0 Chemistry_NN1 my_DPS first_ORD semester_NN1 at_PRP Georgetown_NP0 ,_PUN suggested_VVD I_PNP consider_VVI rowing_NN1 crew_NN1 (_PUL which_DTQ I_PNP did_VDD ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP won_VVD the_AT0 Dad_NN1 Vail_NP0 regatta_NN1 in_PRP Philly_NP0 in_PRP '_PUQ 68_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN talked_VVD to_PRP me_PNP about_PRP his_DPS adventures_NN2 flying_VVG guns_NN2 into_PRP Palestine_NP0 while_CJS helping_VVG me_PNP build_VVI a_AT0 fence_NN1 at_PRP home_NN1 and_CJC teaching_VVG me_PNP how_AVQ to_TO0 replace_VVI a_AT0 cracked_AJ0 piston_NN1 in_PRP our_DPS lawnmower_NN1 ,_PUN got_VVD me_PNP started_VVD in_PRP my_DPS summer_NN1 job_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 commercial_AJ0 clam_NN1 digger_NN1 ,_PUN took_VVD us_PNP all_DT0 to_PRP Ireland_NP0 for_PRP an_AT0 unforgettable_AJ0 summer_NN1 in_PRP 1964_CRD ,_PUN where_AVQ he_PNP took_VVD Steve_NP0 and_CJC me_PNP on_PRP many_DT0 flights_NN2 to_PRP Europe_NP0 and_CJC took_VVD us_PNP all_DT0 to_PRP Greece_NP0 and_CJC Italy_NP0 ,_PUN was_VBD a_AT0 doting_AJ0 father_NN1 to_PRP Ellen_NP0 and_CJC Barbara_NP0 ,_PUN took_VVD Mom_NN1 on_PRP several_DT0 vacations_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC along_AVP with_PRP Mom_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD a_AT0 strong_AJ0 influence_NN1 on_PRP my_DPS Catholic_AJ0 faith_NN1 and_CJC ,_PUN after_CJS he_PNP passed_VVD ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 inspiration_NN1 that_CJT got_VVD me_PNP involved_AJ0 in_PRP flying_VVG ._SENT 
He_PNP also_AV0 took_VVD "_PUQ Barbara_NP0 and_CJC me_DPS fishing_NN1 a_AT0 lot_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Ellen_NP0 recalls_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 I_PNP caught_VVD anything_PNI it_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 big_AJ0 black_AJ0 eel_NN0 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD so_AV0 excited_AJ0 and_CJC yelled_VVD '_PUQ Daddy_NN1 !_SENT Daddy_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP caught_VVD snake_NN1 !_SENT '_PUQ I_PNP brought_VVD it_PNP home_AV0 and_CJC put_VVB it_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 bathtub_NN1 ,_PUN hoping_VVG to_TO0 keep_VVI it_PNP as_PRP a_AT0 pet_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS you_PNP can_VM0 imagine_VVI ,_PUN that_DT0 did_VDD n't_XX0 pan_VVI out_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 Murray_NP0 family_NN1 arrived_VVD in_PRP Limerick_NP0 in_PRP June_NP0 1964_CRD ,_PUN renting_VVG a_AT0 home_AV0 close_AJ0 to_PRP Shannon_NP0 International_AJ0 Airport_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD well_AV0 received_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 role_NN1 Irish_AJ0 hospitals_NN2 and_CJC helicopters_NN2 ,_PUN nuns_NN2 and_CJC fishermen_NN2 had_VHD played_VVN in_PRP Tiger_NN1 923_CRD was_VBD still_AV0 relatively_AV0 fresh_AJ0 in_PRP people_NN0 's_POS minds_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 source_NN1 of_PRF Celtic_AJ0 pride_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS was_VBD the_AT0 fact_NN1 that_CJT ,_PUN of_PRF all_DT0 the_AT0 places_NN2 he_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI chosen_VVN to_TO0 reside_VVI ,_PUN the_AT0 man_NN1 whom_PNQ Cork_NP0 's_POS Examiner_NN1 ,_PUN London_NP0 's_POS Times_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC seemingly_AV0 every_AT0 other_AJ0 TV_NN1 ,_PUN radio_NN1 or_CJC newspaper_NN1 reporter_NN1 called_VVD the_AT0 miracle_NN1 pilot_NN1 elected_VVN to_TO0 reside_VVI in_PRP their_DPS fair_AJ0 city_NN1 ._SENT 
