WaPo Dr.Gridlock:Memorial fund created for slain TSA officer Gerardo Ismael Hernandez
Nov 6, 2013, 11:46 am
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WaPo Dr.Gridlock:Memorial fund created for slain TSA officer Gerardo Ismael Hernandez
The Washington Post's Dr. Gridlock columnist Lori Aratani has posted an article about the memorial fund for Gerardo Ismael Hernandez, the first TSA employee to die in the line of duty:
Washington Post, Dr. Gridlock:
Memorial fund created for slain TSA officer
November 6, 2013
A short quote:
And here is some coverage of a memorial service held for him:
NBC-4, Southern California:
Beachside Vigil For Slain TSA Agent -
The 39-year-old father of two was gunned down while working at LAX
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2013
A short quote,describing Mr. Hernandez:
A quick search leads me to believe that this memorial fund has not yet been mentioned on FT, so I hope repliers to this thread will help keep it out of OMNI.
De mortuis nihil nisi bonum.
Washington Post, Dr. Gridlock:
Memorial fund created for slain TSA officer
November 6, 2013
A short quote:
[Gerardo Ismael Hernandez] was a married father of two who lived in Porter Ranch, Calif. He had worked at the agency since 2010.
Checks to the Hernandez fund should be made payable to the Gerardo Ismael Hernandez Memorial Fund and sent to the following address:
Gerardo Ismael Hernandez Memorial Fund
c/o First Entertainment Credit Union
6735 Forest Lawn Drive
Hollywood, CA 90068
Checks to the Hernandez fund should be made payable to the Gerardo Ismael Hernandez Memorial Fund and sent to the following address:
Gerardo Ismael Hernandez Memorial Fund
c/o First Entertainment Credit Union
6735 Forest Lawn Drive
Hollywood, CA 90068
And here is some coverage of a memorial service held for him:
NBC-4, Southern California:
Beachside Vigil For Slain TSA Agent -
The 39-year-old father of two was gunned down while working at LAX
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2013
A short quote,describing Mr. Hernandez:
Amazing man. He was always smiling, always bringing joy to the checkpoint,” said Danielle, a TSA supervisor who declined to give her last name. “Always talking about his family, his wife, his kids. I couldn't admire him any more than I do now."
A quick search leads me to believe that this memorial fund has not yet been mentioned on FT, so I hope repliers to this thread will help keep it out of OMNI.
De mortuis nihil nisi bonum.
Nov 6, 2013, 1:38 pm
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Perhaps there shouldn't be a place on FT for this. Especially the most polarizing FT forum.
Look, no matter what you think of the agency, this is a tragedy. Perhaps The Chertoff group and their DHS contracted exclusive suppliers of failed technology should be the first to donate.
Maybe DuPont or a body armor supplier would like to step up to the plate with some Kevlar for clerks, and make some good out of this incident.
Perhaps instead of donations folks could write to the LA World Airport police and demand LEOs be stationed before and after the TDC and not "60 seconds behind."
To ask the traveling public is insulting considering that the cost of a body scanner or puffer machine alone could be all the family needs to cover final expenses.
...off to the Omni with this thread.
Look, no matter what you think of the agency, this is a tragedy. Perhaps The Chertoff group and their DHS contracted exclusive suppliers of failed technology should be the first to donate.
Maybe DuPont or a body armor supplier would like to step up to the plate with some Kevlar for clerks, and make some good out of this incident.
Perhaps instead of donations folks could write to the LA World Airport police and demand LEOs be stationed before and after the TDC and not "60 seconds behind."
To ask the traveling public is insulting considering that the cost of a body scanner or puffer machine alone could be all the family needs to cover final expenses.
...off to the Omni with this thread.
Nov 6, 2013, 2:23 pm
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Nov 6, 2013, 3:20 pm
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Maybe the mods should delete posts 2-4 and lock the thread?
This is followup information about a legitimate TS/S matter but really doesn't warrant any discussion.
Those who want to contribute to the surviving family members can note the address and do so. Anyone else can move on immediately to another thread.
This is followup information about a legitimate TS/S matter but really doesn't warrant any discussion.
Those who want to contribute to the surviving family members can note the address and do so. Anyone else can move on immediately to another thread.
FT is for discussion. This sub-forum is for debate, and respectfully, not everyone is going to agree. To say something doesn't warrant discussion works in direct contradiction to the spirit of this forum.
Nov 6, 2013, 5:09 pm
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That's a good question. I do not have enough information about the new memorial fund to know if it meets the stipulations outlined in the "FlyerTalk Cares! Guidelines for Posting" post, which include:
This new Forum has been established to encourage the charitable involvement by FlyerTalkers and to allow members to easily ask for support for causes meaningful to them. ... Your charity should be one that you personally support, either with time or money. ...The charity must be approved as tax exempt within your country.
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I respectfully disagree with you, Ysitincoach.
FT had a place for a thread about an eleven-week-old kitten freezing to death on a plane, so I think FT can find a place for this as well.
That's kind of why I thought it belonged here.
FT had a place for a thread about an eleven-week-old kitten freezing to death on a plane, so I think FT can find a place for this as well.
That's kind of why I thought it belonged here.
Nov 6, 2013, 7:01 pm
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Perhaps there shouldn't be a place on FT for this. Especially the most polarizing FT forum.
Look, no matter what you think of the agency, this is a tragedy. Perhaps The Chertoff group and their DHS contracted exclusive suppliers of failed technology should be the first to donate.
Maybe DuPont or a body armor supplier would like to step up to the plate with some Kevlar for clerks, and make some good out of this incident.
Perhaps instead of donations folks could write to the LA World Airport police and demand LEOs be stationed before and after the TDC and not "60 seconds behind."
To ask the traveling public is insulting considering that the cost of a body scanner or puffer machine alone could be all the family needs to cover final expenses.
...off to the Omni with this thread.
Look, no matter what you think of the agency, this is a tragedy. Perhaps The Chertoff group and their DHS contracted exclusive suppliers of failed technology should be the first to donate.
Maybe DuPont or a body armor supplier would like to step up to the plate with some Kevlar for clerks, and make some good out of this incident.
Perhaps instead of donations folks could write to the LA World Airport police and demand LEOs be stationed before and after the TDC and not "60 seconds behind."
To ask the traveling public is insulting considering that the cost of a body scanner or puffer machine alone could be all the family needs to cover final expenses.
...off to the Omni with this thread.
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This agency's actions over the last decade have manifested into Ciancia's attack. The clerks were targeted because of this. So perhaps any memorial would best be served from within the agency that created the problems. They have the means to do it, and they shouldn't have to ask the public for financial assistance.
Nov 7, 2013, 6:13 am
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Doubt that it was a fluke. It was a calculated, planned mission to kill. Reports from the scene indicate Ciancia even went so far as to ask passengers, "TSA?" Then moved on.
This agency's actions over the last decade have manifested into Ciancia's attack. The clerks were targeted because of this. So perhaps any memorial would best be served from within the agency that created the problems. They have the means to do it, and they shouldn't have to ask the public for financial assistance.
This agency's actions over the last decade have manifested into Ciancia's attack. The clerks were targeted because of this. So perhaps any memorial would best be served from within the agency that created the problems. They have the means to do it, and they shouldn't have to ask the public for financial assistance.