Reply #14: Multiple layers of verification are good

[Ferry Fey]

You say you met him, but from what I have seen so far there is nothing to independently corroborate who you are or what you are.

How long had he known Todd, and how can that be independently verified?

Thre's sometimes bad information out there, such as this which I just found: "The Heroic Choices Organization, grew out of what began as an tribute to Todd M. Beamer by his wife, Lisa, and friend, Doug Lewellyn back in 2001"
http://singleparents.about.com/b/a/201082.htm

We've seen what good buddies and old classmates can say in the case of
Victor Saracini, the pilot of United Airlines Flight 175. Those who are not up to speed on this would do well to check out what they say:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=125x34146

Here's an interesting, non-hagiographic profile of Doug MacMillian and Lisa Beamer and the Heroic Choices foundation, nee the Todd M. Beamer Foundation:

Let’s Roll Over
by Dan Knauss and Caleb Stegall
http://www.newpantagruel.com/issues/1.1/lets_roll_over.php

As Keith Olbermann put it in Salon, “Just keep mumbling, ‘If it isn’t tasteless for them, then it isn’t tasteless for me.’”

“‘Let’s roll,’” as Lisa Beamer/Ken Abraham explains in Let’s Roll “is not a slogan, a book or a song; it’s a lifestyle.”

I wonder if you can still pick up a Limited Edition Handmade Let's Roll Putter?
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:w0rrShQKU-UJ:www.louisvillegolf.com/library_articles.shtml%3Farticle%3DNzExc3VwZXI3MDhzZWNyZXQ3MTU%253D+%22todd+beamer%22+%22doug+macmillan%22&hl=en

Doug's wife Chivon realizes it was a great career opportunity for Doug. She says ""How ironic," Chivon MacMillan says. "Doug loves what he's doing right now. It must have been Todd's doing."

http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/studentwork/cns/2002-03-20/syndication/JLazarus-MacMillan.txt

Hey Todd, thanks for dying for your best friend's career boost.

then held up a Rolex watch that Beamer wore when the plane crashed. It was found beneath the ground, stopped on Sept. 11 still with the smell of jet fuel.

AT1(AW/NAC) Loren Santa Maria, a command safety officer at VX-20, said MacMillan inspired him.

"The miracle of finding the watch knowing his friend was wearing it at the time was very humbling," Santa Maria said.
http://www.dcmilitary.com/navy/tester/7_43/local_news/20012-1.html

Sorry, HOW did MacMillan "find" the watch beneath the ground? Did he say, "Let me through, I'm the CEO of the Todd M. Beamer Foundation and Todd's best friend and I need to dig for souvenirs"?

The more I look into things, the more questions I come up with.