What the FBI did after TWA Flight 800 went down

Chaplain Jake Popejoy Ph.D was at the Chaplain's day conference held yesterday in Viera Florida. He spoke about a lot of things Chaplains need to remember, but above all, he told a story about TWA Flight 800 most people do not know.

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If you view these pictures, it shows what was left behind from this tragedy. What it does not show is what the FBI did for the families in honor of the victims.

After they recovered the bodies and body parts they could find, after they found every shred of evidence, they collected whatever personal items they could find to return to the families.

Between luggage being submerged along with everything else, the condition of these items was pretty disgusting. They didn't want to just give things back the way they were because they were able to put themselves into the shoes of the family members, knowing this would very well be the last memory of their loved one after this horrific tragedy.

What these FBI agents did was donate their own money to purchase washing machines and driers, irons to press each piece of clothing, so they could return the items to the families as a memorial. They didn't stop there. They had obtained gift boxes and found someone to put messages in calligraphy on each box with their deepest sympathy. This is what they did but no one seemed to know anything about it.

Why?

Often we do things that are good, but we may feel it's just the right thing to do and seek no rewards for it. The FBI, being the FBI, would be the last people to seek publicity. The media was all too busy reporting on the tragedy instead of this act of human kindness by the men and women in the FBI.

This happens all the time. Whenever you read about a terrible story of human tragedy after traumatic events, try to remember one very important thing. For every piece of bad news we read, there are always back stories of the good people do as well.