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Passengers Give Troops First-Class Seats
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| 7/15/04
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Posted on 07/15/2004 6:01:43 PM PDT by wagglebee
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Well this blows the "America is totally opposed to the war" theory to hell.
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:01:44 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
To: wagglebee
I see it's been picked up by all the media outlets.
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:03:19 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(Used to be sciencediet (AKA Tad Rad) but found the solution)
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To: wagglebee
It's a great story but doesn't contradict war opposition. All the mainstream anti-war groups claim to support the troups without supporting the war.
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:11:28 PM PDT
by
nuggler
To: wagglebee
Well, you see, these businessmen were Evil Capitalist Republicans (probably working for Halliburton) who can only make money off of war.
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:13:57 PM PDT
by
Guillermo
(It's the 99% of Mohammedans that make the other 1% look bad)
To: nuggler
I wouldn't necessarily say all anti-war groups "support the troops, but not the war." Many in fact are open in their support for the "insurgents."
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:15:09 PM PDT
by
Guillermo
(It's the 99% of Mohammedans that make the other 1% look bad)
To: wagglebee
Lets hope that this generosity continues with other soldiers going home as well.
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:15:44 PM PDT
by
diamond6
(Everyone who is for abortion have been born. Ronald Reagan)
To: Lady Jag
I see it's been picked up by all the media outlets.Click Here. Not exactly headlining but..
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:19:25 PM PDT
by
TomServo
("I'm so upset that I'll binge on a Saltine.")
To: wagglebee
I was in the military in the 70's and used to fly to and from El Paso quite a bit. The late afternoon flights were usually full especially on a Friday. American would bump military in uniform to first class in order to put as many as possible on the plane. It was something to see a bunch of PFCs or SP4s flying up front having the time of their life. After bumping the EM, they sometimes had room for officers too.
To: wagglebee
Wow! Good to see there are some real Americans out there.
To: wagglebee
Another flight attendant, Candi Spradlin, said she was impressed with the acts of good will. "If nothing else, those soldiers got a great homecoming," she said...sure beats the deal I got on United flying space available from Philly back to Seattle in 1967 - everybody else got the regular hot meal, I got a cold box lunch - "I'm sure you'll understand", the attendant told me - of course, I did - I was a Vietnam vet, one of those vicious war criminals, as John Kerry so eloquently publicized to the world only a few years later........
To: wagglebee
Compelling evidence that despite all the "documentaries", music videos, and hate-a-thons, the anti-American types are failing and failing miserably.
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:23:18 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("A republic, if we can revive it")
To: Ace1964
I bet that sort of stuff happens all the time and we don't hear about it. I didn't know about the first class seat swap till just now and you know what I heard on this evening's TV news? A couple white guys beat up an Arab storekeeper.
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:25:30 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(Used to be sciencediet (AKA Tad Rad) but found the solution)
To: wagglebee
BumpBumpBump! Every chance I get I let these soldiers (and firefighters and cops) know how I'm with them.
FMCDH(BITS)
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:27:51 PM PDT
by
nothingnew
(KERRY: "If at first you don't deceive, lie, lie again!")
To: Intolerant in NJ
On a flight during the Vietnam war, a stewardess refused to sell a young uniformed soldier a beer. So I bought one for him. He was old enough to put his life on the line, I figured he was old enough to enjoy a drink.
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:28:09 PM PDT
by
Veto!
To: Intolerant in NJ
Thank you for your service and please know there are millions who thank you too.
FMCDH(BITS)
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:30:53 PM PDT
by
nothingnew
(KERRY: "If at first you don't deceive, lie, lie again!")
To: Veto!
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:33:20 PM PDT
by
tiamat
("Just a Bronze-Age Gal, Trapped in a Techno-World!")
To: Kathy in Alaska; Ragtime Cowgirl
Good stuff ping!
(I'm still moving.... so I'm still AWOL, sort of!)
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:34:53 PM PDT
by
tiamat
("Just a Bronze-Age Gal, Trapped in a Techno-World!")
To: Lady Jag
Ahhhh! Stories like this bring tears to my eyes. I am reminded of the goodness of man and am comforted knowing our troops do not have to face what John Kerry had to offer after his tour of duty in the Purple Heart Pickin' Fields.
No wads of spit on that airplane....
To: wagglebee
I can guarantee you that those First Class passengers thought it was the least they could do.
Just like those before them, Our troops have brought great honor to this country. I just hope they realize that all this bickering back here in the USA is just the useless liberal democrats politicizing the war in an effort to oust President Bush. The Liberals have tried everything else with little success, so they're down to politicizing the war.
God Bless our Troops,
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posted on
07/15/2004 6:45:51 PM PDT
by
MJY1288
("KERRY" & "EDWARDS" ARE TWO "JOHNS" THAT NEED FLUSHING!)
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