Comments on: Thinking of the troops http://www.yourish.com/2008/05/26/4870 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: James http://www.yourish.com/2008/05/26/4870/comment-page-1#comment-32047 James Mon, 26 May 2008 17:17:04 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=4870#comment-32047 I returned to the US in April, 1970 after two years out of the country. When I left our base, we were med evacuating a woman who was bleeding to death. Twenty four hours later, I had not yet slept. At midnight, I would become a civilian. A flight attendant had only been on the job for six months and we learned she and I knew people in common. We chatted so long she moved me to first class so we could visit in her off time. I told about some of my adventures and she shared stories about her travels. When the trip ended, the flight attendant gave me a Disneyland balloon and wished me luck. Someone behind me began to clap, and then another did. Before long all of the passengers gave me a standing ovation. It stunned me. I never got over it, especially given the treatment many people gave returning Vietnam era veterans. Ten years later, I thought of the flight attendant decided to find and thank her. In 2004, I found someone who knew her. Sadly, she died of cancer in 1977, but I will never forget what she and the passengers on that airliner did. I returned to the US in April, 1970 after two years out of the country. When I left our base, we were med evacuating a woman who was bleeding to death. Twenty four hours later, I had not yet slept. At midnight, I would become a civilian.

A flight attendant had only been on the job for six months and we learned she and I knew people in common. We chatted so long she moved me to first class so we could visit in her off time.

I told about some of my adventures and she shared stories about her travels. When the trip ended, the flight attendant gave me a Disneyland balloon and wished me luck. Someone behind me began to clap, and then another did. Before long all of the passengers gave me a standing ovation.

It stunned me. I never got over it, especially given the treatment many people gave returning Vietnam era veterans. Ten years later, I thought of the flight attendant decided to find and thank her.

In 2004, I found someone who knew her. Sadly, she died of cancer in 1977, but I will never forget what she and the passengers on that airliner did.

]]> By: Meryl Yourish http://www.yourish.com/2008/05/26/4870/comment-page-1#comment-32045 Meryl Yourish Mon, 26 May 2008 14:19:21 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=4870#comment-32045 I think the only appropriate comment here (besides thank you) is: God bless America. I think the only appropriate comment here (besides thank you) is: God bless America.

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