Last
night upon landing at Austin's Bergstrom airport from Atlanta (we flew
from Amsterdam to Atlanta first), as we taxied from the runway, the
captain came on the intercom and asked all passengers to wait a few
moments before disembarking to allow for the honor guard accompanying a
"fallen soldier" to disembark first.
Immediately
I understood why I had seen flashing lights on the apron as we
approached to land, two fire trucks created a water arch for the
aircraft to pass through on its way to the gate, and on the tarmac was a
full honor guard, hearse, military personnel and the soldier's family.
Though
most passengers waited as requested and then disembarked, I could not
leave my seat. I felt that not watching the entire proceeding would
somehow be wrong, dishonorable.
As the cargo door opened, I saw at least one female member of the family collapse in agony.
I
know that this is an occurrence that happens almost daily still at
airports across the country, yet it is never televised, as the flag
draped coffins during the Vietnam war most definitely were.
I tried googling for more information, but even several searches result in nothing informational
Maybe
if we put these scenes back on primetime TV, citizens would pay more
attention to what is really going on with these illegal wars and the
propagandistic way in which they are reported on by the compromised
media.
No wonder newspapers are selling for pennies on the dollar.
People are figuring out how full of shit they really are.
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