Plane passengers salute fallen war hero

Boston Globe ^ | 09/27/2005 | Adrienne P. Samuels

[BushisTheMan]

Date says 9/27/2005 so I hope this is current.

This is why I don't think the anti-war movement is making ANY grounds with Americans - no matter what the OLD MEDIA says.

[yarddog]

A touching story.

Also made me recall another girl named Barbara Bell. A real beauty I knew in my youth.

[Steelerfan]

Great article, what do you want to bet the pilot was ex-military?

Thanks for sharing.

[Americanwolf]

I agree with you.

And a Salute to a fallen brother...

My prayers with his family.

[rlmorel]

I agree.

I live in the Boston area, and we have Jay Severin on conservative talk radio (yes, we do have it up here)

While Jay can be entertaining, and is apparently going national, he gets hysterical about the WOT, which is not helpful.

He forgets the important advice, that our POW's in Vietnam frequently gave to each other, which is: "Keep a steady strain". Basically, it means don't get too high, don't get too low.

As a country, that is what we need to do. We need to be in it for the long haul. Osama Bin Laden made the observation in 1998 that our national will was weak, we would run from a fight, and that we had no national staying power in a conflict.

I disagree, but the MSM and Liberals are doing everything in their power to agree with him.

[Buffalo Bob]

Too bad Cindy Sheehan wasn't on this flight. I'll bet she would have received something very different from a standing ovation.

[rlmorel]

I would agree, Steelerfan. By the way, you guys really made us pay for that victory last weekend...:(

[conservativeharleyguy]

Damn, I can barely see my keyboard.

Must be the humidity in here.

[GeorgeW23225]

I agree.

And the main reasons the antiwar protesters aren't making any inroads is because of a number of reasons.

First, we have a VOLUNTEER Military.

Second, they are doing the RIGHT thing fighting the terrorists, where the terrorists live. Better to fight them in Baghdad, than in Brooklyn!!

Third, the antiwar protesters have NO right telling our volunteers that they have made a mistake by joining the Military, and defending their Country.

Last, but not least, President Bush received something like 80% of the Military vote. How dare those left wing moonbats tell our brave men and women in the Military that they made a mistake when they voted to reelect President Bush. The Military made one thing VERY clear last November. They believe in the mission, and they believe in their Commander-in-Chief.

So do I..............

[dts32041]

apparently going national, what again didn't he learn the first time that a dog loving standing talk show host, is ready for the nation.

He had less success the first time around than howie (howie is locally oriented).

[hardworking]

First, we have a VOLUNTEER Military.

You are so right, and a point that is always conveniently overlooked by the left. I would also add that we have a PROFESSIONAL military.

[GeorgeW23225]

Me too, dude, so don't feel bad.

Why is it that conservatives still get tears in their eyes when the flag passes by in a parade?? While at the same time, the left wing moonbats want to burn the flag??

May I have that feeling of pride in my country until my last breath. And may lightning strike me down if I ever vote for a democRAT (other than Zell Miller)

[RDTF]

So true!

[GeorgeW23225]

Right you are. A VERY professional, volunteer Military!!

I was discussing the War on Terror with an employee at work the other day. I got the feeling he was about to go off on one of those infamous left wing moonbat rages. But, before he could, I reminded him that our Military was VOLUNTEER.

It was like watching air escaping a deflating balloon...........

[SMARTY]

"I was thankful that he was remembered like he was angel," said Santina Raymond, who spent Sunday at her Lawrence home preparing for her son's funeral on Wednesday. "He was a hero, so everybody cheered. It was wonderful. He was wonderful."

Makes Cindy Sheehan look like vomit!

[llevrok]

what do you want to bet the pilot was ex-military?.

or not. Either way, they did the right thing.

Respect is not dead (hopefully).

[GeorgeW23225]

You had better hope that I don't bump into Cindy Sheehan. I've told my friends to take up a collection for bail money, just in case!!

What a media whore she is!!

[SergeantsLady]

Thanks for posting this...after the supposed "anti-war" (actually anti-USA or Bush) protest this weekend, it was a bit depressing to think that the MSM was making headway in it's crusade to make Saddam a benevolent dictator wrongly picked upon by the mean American military....

At the very least, the story shows the "average" American citizen still supports & honors our soldiers... I'll share this with my husband, these are the kind of stories that make those heavy boots they wear a bit lighter on the feet...

[BushisTheMan]

NPR had two moms (1 terrorist-supporter and 1 for the good side).

The "good" mom did a pretty good job. I was cheering her on and she said it was an "all volunteer Army" this time. Good for her.

However, we need to beat home the fact that the anti-war group is nothing but an odd mixture of rag-tag causes that lumped together (and even with their EXTREME hatred of President Bush) still couldn't get many to Washington DC.

[Joe_October]

clap clap (because I couldn't be there in person)