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Gold Star family booed on flight as they headed to meet their soldier’s remains
Sac Bee ^ | Nov 19, 2016 | Nicholas Filipas

Posted on 11/20/2016 6:57:48 AM PST by KeyLargo

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Staff Sgt. John W. Perry, 30, of Stockton, Calif., died Nov. 12 of injuries sustained from an apparent suicide bomber in Bagram, Afghanistan. Department of Defense

"So, when the plane landed in Phoenix, the captain made an announcement for all passengers to remain seated and to let a “special military family” exit the aircraft first, Perry said.

Several passengers in first class began to boo and complain, Perry said.

“Some people were saying ‘This is just baloney,’ and ‘I paid for first-class for this?’ ”

1 posted on 11/20/2016 6:57:48 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

How do you respond to this????. What kind of people , other than spoiled rotten brats ,would do something as vile.


2 posted on 11/20/2016 7:00:09 AM PST by MGunny
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Those who boo’d and complained are the first to sh## thier pants and hide behind a brave soldier like this when the shooting starts. He is a hero, not the hero’s celebrated by ABC’S good morning america, a basketball player that came out of the closet


3 posted on 11/20/2016 7:00:52 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: KeyLargo

Sounds like just random jerkiness not political.


4 posted on 11/20/2016 7:03:26 AM PST by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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From the article it sounded to me like it was some rich primadonnas in first class. Not the entire plane. A reasonable guess is that they were democrats, because republicans don’t boo at solders.


5 posted on 11/20/2016 7:05:06 AM PST by Nevadan
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To: MGunny

Because we don’t know what really happened here
None of the other passengers or flight crew have spoken up yet that I’ve read
This is way out of character for Americans which is why the story gives pause for verification of what really happened...


6 posted on 11/20/2016 7:05:45 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: KeyLargo

Democrats took a beating in public opinion after the Vietnam era because of their open disrespect of the military.

So they mounted a campaign to show faux respect for the military in public but continued to work hard to transform it into just another liberal social experiment.

Now it looks like their facade of false respect may be wearing thin and they will no doubt soon be back to spitting on active military and veterans.


7 posted on 11/20/2016 7:09:42 AM PST by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Rebublican 50 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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To: MGunny

We don’t know the full story.


8 posted on 11/20/2016 7:10:34 AM PST by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
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To: silverleaf

They called it a “special military family,”, so my theory is the first class people thought they were being held up by some big-wig brass they’d never heard of.
Being made late and outranked, in other words.


9 posted on 11/20/2016 7:10:58 AM PST by GnuThere
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The only military family that has received recognition and honor was the infamous Mr. & Mrs. Kahn, used at the Democrat convention to embarrass Donald Trump.


10 posted on 11/20/2016 7:11:19 AM PST by txrefugee
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“From the article it sounded to me like it was some rich primadonnas in first class”

Yes, most likely Left Coast ‘Elites’ having to wait.

Like Barbara Boxer;

“Boxer, the U.S. Senator, Chides Brigadier General for Calling Her ‘Ma’am’”


11 posted on 11/20/2016 7:13:54 AM PST by KeyLargo
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I paid for first-class for this?

First Class jerk!

12 posted on 11/20/2016 7:14:24 AM PST by BwanaNdege
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That and/or there were a few scattered groans and grumbles from a few people already delayed earlier

Which became an entire “first class section booing a gold star family “
In the father’s version

Wondering when he went off on his rant blaming trump
On the aircraft - or off - as soon as he could reach a reporter


13 posted on 11/20/2016 7:15:35 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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His Father was a former Marine. Those idiots who booed the parents should have been admonished by the Captain of that flight.


14 posted on 11/20/2016 7:17:11 AM PST by Rappini (Compromise has its place. It's called second.)
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“Those who boo’d and complained are the first to sh## their pants and hide vehind a brave soldier...”

You’re definitely on to something.

IMHO


15 posted on 11/20/2016 7:18:22 AM PST by ripley
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To: KeyLargo

Was there a lot of sore loser democRats on the flight?


16 posted on 11/20/2016 7:18:52 AM PST by entropy12 (Best Election ever!)
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To: silverleaf

Yes, to me it seems clear they were definitely NOT booing a “Gold Star family” (that they knew of), because that term was not used.
So the booing sounds rude, but it was NOT b/c of transporting a fallen soldier. It’s too bad for the family they translated it that way.


17 posted on 11/20/2016 7:18:59 AM PST by GnuThere
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“I was told that he was found protecting a female soldier. … He didn’t get to live a full life, but he lived.”

I don't know if the fact that a woman was put in harm's way affected the effectiveness of the operation. It would be better to not have to wonder.
18 posted on 11/20/2016 7:19:06 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: entropy12

One sunny day in January, 2017, an old man approaches the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue where he’d been sitting on a park bench. He speaks to the U.S. Marine standing guard and says,

“I would like to go in and meet with President Obama.”

The Marine looks at the man and says,
“Sir, Mr. Obama is no longer president and no longer resides here.”

The old man says,
“Okay,” and walks away.

The following day the same man approaches the White House and says to the same Marine,

“I would like to go in and meet with President Obama.”
The Marine again tells the man,

“Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Obama is no longer president and no longer resides here.”

The man thanks him and again walks away.

On the third day, the same man approaches the White House and speaks to the very same U.S. Marine, saying,

“I would like to go in and meet with President Obama.”
The Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looks at the man and says,

“Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Obama. I’ve told you already that Mr. Obama is no longer the president and no longer resides here. Don’t you understand?”

The old man looks at the Marine and says,

“Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it.”

The Marine snaps to attention, salutes, and says,

“See you tomorrow, Sir!”


19 posted on 11/20/2016 7:20:48 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: silverleaf
This is way out of character for Americans...

Not way out of character for Leftist moonbats. They only pretend to like our military, but they really seethe with hate for anything and anyone who protects the United States and its people.

20 posted on 11/20/2016 7:21:07 AM PST by Avalon Memories (Deplorables of the world, unite!)
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