02-28-2010, 03:08 AM
Thanks so much for posting that. I'm a former Marine and proud of it. I try to make a point of quietly going to anyone I see in the uniform of one of our services and telling them "thanks".
I was thrown off a flight here in SLC back in 1968 when a group of four "flower children" guys boarded and saw a Marine Sgt. and PFC in uniform a couple rows ahead of me. One of them commented "Look, we have a couple baby killers." and another one spat on the Marines. They showed great restraint and just sat there. Me, I lost it & flew into those clowns with all I had. It got pretty
there for a little bit and we all ended up in the terminal. Eventually I was allowed back on the plane and got a chance to talk to the Marines. They were returning to duty in Vietnam after accompanying one of their buddies' remains home. I don't know what became of the hippies but I always wished I could have met up with them one on one. I am really glad to see the American people beginning to show some respect and gratitude to those willing to go in harms way for the benefit of the rest of us.
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I was thrown off a flight here in SLC back in 1968 when a group of four "flower children" guys boarded and saw a Marine Sgt. and PFC in uniform a couple rows ahead of me. One of them commented "Look, we have a couple baby killers." and another one spat on the Marines. They showed great restraint and just sat there. Me, I lost it & flew into those clowns with all I had. It got pretty
there for a little bit and we all ended up in the terminal. Eventually I was allowed back on the plane and got a chance to talk to the Marines. They were returning to duty in Vietnam after accompanying one of their buddies' remains home. I don't know what became of the hippies but I always wished I could have met up with them one on one. I am really glad to see the American people beginning to show some respect and gratitude to those willing to go in harms way for the benefit of the rest of us.[signature]