you d be hard-pressed to find a marine aviator with war time experiences to rival those of this world war ii vet who flew off the u. uss franklin until 1945 when it was struck by japanese bombs. over 00 men died in that attack. though ravaged by fire and taking on water the crew kept the franklin afloat. it made it back to new york harbor under its own harbor from half-way around the world. he died last august. his family wanted a missing man formation flyover at arlington national cemetery. we asked permission. we were denied a flyover by the department of defense claiming concerns. as a part of sequestration and budget cuts, dod ended all aerial demonstrations, including flyovers, jump team demonstrations and air shows. there was a caveat in a memo flyovers in support of military