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I didn't know this,

12 years ago

Liz, did you?

Delta rocks.

Moni

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graywings123
12 years ago
Wow, I am in tears. I wish I knew the story behind that.
kathi_mdgd
12 years ago
These are the guys that gave "ALL " for our country,and this is their homecoming that Delta does.

I've seen this before,but it chokes me up everytime.Thanks Moni for sharing,everyone needs to watch this.
Kathi-wife of a Viet nam vet.
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Thanks for sharing that Ron. I did not know any of those stories. They all touched me, and they made me think of many other stories there are out there. I travel a lot on my job and in pursuit of my other passion in life; trout fishing. I see men and women in uniform in almost every airport I travel to, but I particularly see many on my trips to Charlotte. Some of these folks are going "over there" (or getting ready to) and a few of them I've met were coming home. I never go by without letting these people know that many people here at home, whom they have never met, care deeply about them, worry for them, wish them a swift and safe return, and thank them for their service. I hope these people never ever want for their fellow Americans respect and concern. And I hope that if you are reading this that you will reach out to these people when you see them in your own life, shake their hand, thank them for the job they do, and let them know in some small but sincere way that you care. You'll be doing that person and yourself a great deal of good in the process.
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As someone who is in the process of replacing windows, I feel your pain. I would suggest that you go outside and look at your windows. What kind of style are you looking for? It looks like you have the colonial mullions that possibly go with your farmhouse style? You want the house to have a cohesive look. Right now it probably has the feel of add on's with all the different windows. Personally if it's a farmhouse style, I would probably go with double or single hung. My concern with casements is if they are too big they may eventually sag and not open/close correctly. If you are needing to stain/paint then hire a paint contractor if you don't want to do it yourself. They would be more apt to do it correctly. I have no idea what drop-in's are. Hopefully this isn't where they cut off the flange on the outside. Personally I don't see how you would ever keep the water from infiltrating around the window unless you recaulked/checked every year. And then, it would be very easy to miss a miniscule spot.
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maire_cate
12 years ago
This is an article from an Atlanta newspaper which gives some additional information about this practice. It was started in 2005 by a baggage handler who was also a veteran. The participants are all volunteers.

Here is a link that might be useful: Delta honors
ellendi
12 years ago
Another wife of a Vietnam vet. What a a turn around from the days my DH had to go into the bathroom when he landed to take off his uniform because of the horrendous way the soldiers were treated on leave.
And you can rest assured those coming back in coffins did not get the respect that was shown in this video.
So, glad we have come a long way.
gazania_gw
12 years ago
A wonderful tribute. And much more moving with the musical accompaniment. Who knows who wrote and is singing that very moving song. I just last week heard him talking about it on RFD TV.
SunnyDJ
12 years ago
That was unbelievable! Really had the tears flowing......
socks
12 years ago
It made me cry too, tears of sadness.
pam_25f
12 years ago
Amazing and beautiful. Ellendi, I am sorry your husband was treated so poorly after his service. My brother is a Vietnam vet also.
Lindsey_CA
12 years ago
"Who knows who wrote and is singing that very moving song."

The artist is Lee Greenwood, and the song is God Bless the U.S.A.

It's available as an mp3 download from Amazon for 99 cents.
glenda_al
12 years ago
Thank you for sharing, Moni!
ellendi
12 years ago
Thanks,Pam
nod702
12 years ago
When i returned from Nam the first time in 66 i was spit on and cursed by a bunch of hippies at San Francisco Int. Airport. The second time in 69 wasn't much better but at least i wasn't spit on only cursed at. Something you never forget.
ellendi
12 years ago
Nod, I couldn't believe what you had to go through. Now there are committees with a marching band welcoming home soldiers!
nanny98
12 years ago
Another wife of USMC Vietnam Vet and am also moved to tears. It was very sad that our veterans were treated badly back then,....but not all were. Back then a great many were greeted at Bases like Andrews and Travis and had full military honors bestowed upon them, as did the troops. The "ugly" stuff happened, no doubt , and the hurt will be forever felt.... maybe that is why we are so "moved" by the honors that ordinary citizens are giving to our "voluntary" warriors today.

Thank You for Sharing. Nanny
joan_mn
12 years ago
Wow, very moving.
Sally Brownlee
12 years ago
I will have to watch this later - I don't want to cry right now...and it sounds like I will!
I too have a USMC Vietnam Vet. When he came home on emergency leave for a death in the family, he flew in through San Fran. He had some time to waste, so he tried to get a hamburger...and was refused.
I don't know what is more scarring, the horror they went through over there, or the horrible way they were treated over here.
He currently helps as part of the honor detail for funerals - mostly elderly.
He can't emotionally handle KIA services.
liz
12 years ago
ahhh Moni!! so glad you saw this...It's been around for awhile, in fact I posted it on my facebook page quite awhile ago...It makes me cry everytime and let me tell you how it feels to be the flight attendant working that flight...I've been on two and it's all I can do to keep it together...the whole situation is very moving and very respectful to our fallen soldiers...

It's one of the reasons I work the military charters as often as I can...we owe so much to the veterans and soldiers who are keeping our country safe...providing them with a good and fun flight is the least I can do...several flight attendants acknowledge the soldiers on our flights and thank them for their service to our country...working these flights is my own little personal way of thanking them for our service to our country!!

As far as Lee Greenwood...that man rocks!! He has done more USO tours than any other star known...I had a chance to meet him several years ago when Delta did a party thanking the military...He was there and spoke and told why he wrote the song...His Daddy was a WW2 vet (navy) and it was done in his honor...I had on my nephews bracelet who was killed in the Pentagon on 9/11...I made my way to the front of the crowd to meet him and gave him Jack's bracelet...he grabbed me and hugged me and told me he would be honored to wear my nephews bracelet...It meant the world to me!!

DELTA LOVES THE MILITARY!! and we are proud to serve them!!

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