Originally Posted by
parks31
I was at the memorial last thursday night when our two fallen crewmembers arrived. We were all standing in the heavy rain including Orlando and other management pilots. I looked over and noticed DW standing under an umbrella 4 or 5 peolple down from FS. What is up with that. He represents us and should have been standing proud next to us instead of trying to look like a bigshot. I was very impressed with Orlando and ashamed of DW. Any one else notice this or am I being over critical?
I thought you wore a hat so you wouldn't need an umbrella? Plus, unless you've got a woman or a small child on your arm, men shouldn't use umbrellas. Ever. I don't mean to make light of the situation - that's pretty embarrasing, all in all.