No, PA24, I think I'm white although my great grandmother was a full-blood Mi'kmaq who passed that tribe's surpassing beauty down the female line. My great-great grandfather, master of a sailing ship, married a handsome Cuban octaroon and brought her back to Nova Scotia, which once had in one port more tonnage under registry than the republic of France.
I ask your indulgence of my admiration and support of what the United States is trying to do. No other country has the spirit, financial and industrial resources and intellectual capacity to kick-start a rescue. It's more difficult than Ike's mastery of marshalling military and industrial forces for the the invasion of Europe; the President can't order compliance at the risk of a firing squad.
As a fellow flier---mine is a family of three generations of pilots---you may appreciate my admiration for a country doing something that can't be prepared for in any simulator. Consider also that a fellow Maritimer (who became our most powerful Canadian) ordered British aircraft manufacturers to produce more Spitfires for the Battle of Britain or face a firing squad.
So my emotion, my colour, my Canadian citizenship has nothing to do with my respect and admiration. The United States is attempting a spectacular high-wire act without a net deserving the prayers and best wishes of the world. I know Americans. I worked for years all over their country reporting to Canada. Old now, I only wish there was something I could do to help.
