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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
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Some did treat them well. My dad served stateside in the Navy during the end of the war and remembers the ticket counter clerks at airports bumping men in uniform up to 1st class for their flight when there were seats available. I think everyone should remember and follow these people’s example.
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Interesting... one of my friends is in the 82nd; on one of his trips back from either Afghanistan or Iraq, he and three other men were put on a commercial flight from Germany to the U.S. When they boarded, several first class passengers voluntarily swapped seats with them.
Back to Sheehan - In a way I *do* feel sorry for her, because this cause of hers won't always make a satisfactory
raison d'etre. It gives her life some meaning for the time being, but once it's gone....