RE:  Bruce McCaffrey Did Not Back Down

Dear Geoffrey,

   I was deeply saddened to learn about Bruce McCaffrey’s passing.
   I’m very pleased that you took the time to write such a great piece about Bruce and try to undo some of the injustice that he suffered at the hands of the company and country for which he sacrificed so much.
   Bruce introduced me to the logistics industry 1993, mentored me, and always helped promote my career aspirations even after I departed Qantas Freight in 2000.
   He was a straight shooter, aggressive leader, and source of incredible industry expertise.
   I lost touch with Bruce after deploying to Operation Enduring Freedom in 2008 as a US Army Surface Deployment Distribution Command Line Haul Contract Program Manager.
   I’d hoped to reestablish contact with Bruce when the US Army contract concluded later this year.
Unfortunately, I will not have that chance.
   The air freight industry has truly lost a wonderful resource and man of integrity.
   It’s a shame that the very country he served in its hour of need saw it necessary to persecute him, later in life, on trumped up charges.
   Qantas treatment of Bruce goes far beyond shameful.
   Thank you once again for the fabulous tribute to the memory of a man I’ll always remember as the embodiment of the phrase “true grit”.
  
Semper Fi,
Bryce Dalziel
Regional Manager and President
Hanjin Intermodal America, Inc.
Bagram Air Field
bryce@hanjinusa.com
AKO bryce.dalziel@us.army.mil

Geoffrey,

   Thank you honoring Bruce.
   We knew each other went back to our beginings, Bruce at National Airlines and myself at Varig Airlines . . . great individual, no pretenses and always ready to lend a hand.
   I for one celebrate his life and invite all of those people who remember him to do the same.

Every good wish,
Isaac Nijankin

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