02/15/04

Author: Ron Faoro
Subject : Thought For Dan

There is only one thing I'd like to share about Dan's Valentine's Day tragedy and that is this: I circled over his motionless body for more than 30 minutes, feeling helpless while I tried to relay coordinates and effect a toplanding. When I was finally able to get down and I pushed my way through the chaparral to him, and when I found him breathing and responding to my handling of his limbs, I felt very strongly, and still do, that everything would be alright.