BY MARGERY A. BECK
The Thursday vigil held in the Wichita City Council chambers saw leaders from many faiths offer prayers and messages of hope for those killed in the crash and their survivors.
“We will get through this, but the only way we will get through this is together,” said the Rev. Dr. Pamela, who leads the St. Paul AME Church in Wichita.
Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall says he and other officials will meet with families of the victims
When asked by reporters what he thought about President Trump blaming the collision on diversity measures, Marshall deflected, saying his focus was on the families of the victims, who he planned to meet with Thursday night.
He said officials briefed him and other lawmakers that the military helicopter did not have a transponder that was working to communicate with air traffic control or the commercial jet.
“Why would we be letting military helicopters or police helicopters in this very busy airspace without that transponder working properly?” Marshall said.