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The Sole Survivor Policy or United States Department of Defense Directive 1315.15 "Special Separation Policies for Survivorship" describes a set of regulations in the United States military, partially stipulated by law, that are designed to protect members of a family from the draft during peacetime or wartime if they have already lost family members to military service.
The deadliest aviation disaster to have had a sole survivor was Northwest Airlines Flight 255, which crashed in Romulus, Michigan, on 16 August 1987, killing 154 of the 155 people on board the aircraft, as well as two people on the ground. The sole survivor of the crash was a 4-year-old girl named Cecelia Cichan, who was seriously injured. [3] [4]
People who were the sole survivor of an incident such as a military action, shipwreck, plane crash or massacre. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
In the United States, a designated survivor (or designated successor) is a person in the presidential line of succession who is kept distant from others in the line when they are gathered together, to reduce the chance that everyone in the line will be unable to take over the presidency in a catastrophic or mass-casualty event.
Designated Survivor began airing on September 21, 2016, on ABC in the United States, [35] and CTV in Canada. [54] Netflix aired the series outside the United States and Canada, adding the episodes weekly, [55] [56] with distribution handled by eOne. [57] For the third season, Designated Survivor was released globally on Netflix
Designated Survivor is an American political drama television series created by David Guggenheim, starring Kiefer Sutherland, airing on ABC.The series revolves around former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Tom Kirkman (Sutherland), who is sworn in as President of the United States after a bombing kills his predecessor and everyone else in the line of succession during the State of ...
Helping lead to the adoption of the Sole Survivor Policy in National Military Establishment regulations in 1948 The Borgstrom brothers were four American siblings, including twin brothers, killed over a six-month period during World War II .
Zalben's review concluded with this recommendation: "There's a reason Designated Survivor wasn't just the top pick across all of our Editors' lists, but also on the list compiled from TVGuide.com viewers' Watchlist adds: this is a show that delivers on its premise, feels timely, and most importantly, is a ton of fun." [56]