Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Forgiveness
A generous man who lost his family may have just saved a Marine pilot from a lifetime of misery:
A Korean immigrant who lost his wife, two children and mother-in-law when a Marine Corps jet slammed into the family's house said Tuesday he did not blame the pilot, who ejected and survived.
Dong Yun Yoon addresses reporters Tuesday, a day after a jet crashed into his home and killed four of his relatives.
"Please pray for him not to suffer from this accident," a distraught Dong Yun Yoon told reporters gathered near the site of Monday's crash of an F/A-18D jet in San Diego's University City community.
"He is one of our treasures for the country," Yoon said in accented English punctuated by long pauses while he tried to maintain his composure.
It should be said that with this one gesture of forgiveness, Dong Yun Yoon, an immigrant to our shores, has established that he, too, is one of our national treasures. He is a morally courageous example for all of us who rush to fix blame for the slings and arrows of outrageous and tragic fortune, and we should be grateful that he is one of ours.
MORE: Michelle Malkin had a similar reaction. So I'm not the only sentimentalist.
4 Comments:
By 
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Wed Dec 10, 06:30:00 AM:
It's not every day that I cry because of something that I've read in the news, they are very few and far between.
God bless you Dong Yun Yoon. My heart is broken by hearing of your tragedy, I'm praying for God to give you strength.
By , at
Wed Dec 10, 07:30:00 AM:
I'm surprised Michelle Malkin didn't ask if he was here legally. I'd be surprised if she didn't.
By 
Dawnfire82, at
Wed Dec 10, 08:14:00 AM:
Nobility of character... that's all I can say.
By Andrewdb, at
Wed Dec 10, 11:17:00 AM:
The San Diego radio has reported that he is a naturalized American citizen.
