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.
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
You're right, it's an ambiguous phrase. It would be better had they said, "The family of one of our brave, soldiers."
Wonder if it is possible to get the names, addresses and phone numbers of these “first classhats” . I would like to contact them & tell them how much I “appreciate” their actions.