The rescue operation for 32 Chilean miners and the one Honduran trapped in the San Jose Mine located in the desert about 35 miles from Copiapo, Chile, is an incredible example of the courage of those 33 individuals who have been trapped 2,000 feet below ground. (As of this writing, the endeavor is almost half completed.)
This undertaking is a stellar tribute to the Chilean government, to its President Sebastian Pinera, and to the men and women of NASA, as well as to those of the American and Canadian companies who lent their technical and medical expertise to this effort.
That team has been working assiduously around the clock for over two months to devise and to implement a plan that now seems to be working flawlessly in an effort to pull every one of those trapped miners out of the ground.
Let’s all keep our fingers crossed and offer up a prayer or two that the remainder of this operation goes well.
As I have been observing the progress of this gargantuan rescue project which is unparalleled in mining history, I could not help but to reflect upon the single-minded purpose of every individual involved in the rescue attempt.
There has been real faith, real hope: No phony stuff; no recriminations; no blame; no back-biting; no accusations.
Just real leadership and teamwork.
Quite unlike the lack of leadership, the prevarication, the CYA announcements, the foot-dragging, and the finger-pointing that emanated from Washington, D.C. during the BP oil spill fiasco.
(Note: I borrowed the title for this post from an interview which I heard on TV, thinking it quite appropriate to the situation.)
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