A Tragedy of Errors, and an Accounting.

The author expresses views on an accident involving an F/A-18 Hornet military jet in San Diego, California in December 2008 and on the accountability of the U.S. Marines. She provides details of the incident. She says according to Third Marine Aircraft Wing assistant wing commander Major General Randolph Alles, the crash was the result of a series of wrong decisions. She commends the Marines for taking honest responsibility through an open and frank discussion of the accident.