After Logan Palmer and nine of his shipmates died in a collision last summer, his mom was told the military wouldn't pay to fly her to Dover Air Force Base to be there when he returned to U.S. soil.
The Navy quietly ended its pursuit of a homicide charge against Cmdr. Alfredo Sanchez, who oversaw the warship John S. McCain when it collided with a tanker in August, killing 10 sailors.
Attorneys for Cmdr. Bryce Benson said last week that public comments by Navy leadership have assigned guilt and cast "unwarranted aspersions" against the former skipper.