Please, DU, add your best wishes and prayers for Dong Yun Yoon,

[Subdivisions]

the husband, father, and son-in-law who lost his family and home in the horrific crash of a Marine F-18 Hornet in San Diego a couple of days ago.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-jetcrash10-2008dec10,0,2049016.story?page=1">Los Angeles Times

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Yoon, 37, pressed a handkerchief to his face and seemed to stagger upon viewing what little remained: a charred garage wall, piles of blackened beams, the family's Toyota Corolla -- miraculously undamaged -- parked on the street, and flowers placed nearby in memory of his family.

"I believe my wife and two babies and mother-in-law are in heaven with God," Yoon said at a news conference afterward. "Nobody expected such a horrible thing to happen, especially right here, our house."

Yoon said he bore no ill will toward the Marine Corps pilot who ejected safely before the jet plunged into the neighborhood two miles west of the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. "I pray for him not to suffer for this action," Yoon said. "I know he's one of our treasures for our country."

The plane was on a training flight when it crashed into the residential neighborhood Monday, setting several houses aflame.

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My condolences and best wishes to Mr. Yoon, his family, and friends.

[driver8]

1. I cannot even imagine the pain he is feeling right now...

Sending best wishes to Mr. Yoon.

[Daphne08]

2. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Mr. Yoon

As a parent, I cannot imagine your pain.

[BoneDaddy]

3. Horrble Horrible Horrible

What a kind forgiving soul.

[MineralMan]

4. What a generous man...

I am not sure I would be.

[Nikki Stone1]

7. He's a strong Christian and a man of faith

He is also broken now. I know his church is supporting him but he needs professional counseling as well.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My deepest condolences go out to him in this terrible time...

Losing his family is such a huge blow...

I hope he will survive this.

[Subdivisions]

6. 'I hope he will survive this...'

I do too, CaliforniaPeggy. What a tragedy for such a lovely family. The video at the link teared me up.

[gauguin57]

8. I will pray for him every day.

His pain is unimaginable.

[krispos42]

9. In one of those pictures....

...towards the end, #23 or so, you can see the empty canyon the pilot must have been aiming for.

Another hundred yards... :-(

[Fumesucker]

10. ....

:hug:

[wryter2000]

11. How absolutely heartbreaking

I don't know how he'll manage. :cry:

[underseasurveyor]

12. My heart goes out to this dear man Mr. Yoon

and my heart aches for him. I can't imagine his grief and I send him my best wishes and deepest condolences.

Massive (((HUGS))) for you Mr. Yoon.

[Mnemosyne]

13. .

:hug:

[kath]

14. are the pilots trained to bail out, even if the plane is heading for a heavily populated area?

I would think not.

Maybe the Marines need to plot out some new routes for their training flights...