How would you react if you were on a flight where a family was boo'd for being allowed off the plane first to receive their soldier's body?

Lets hope that never happens when I'm on a plane!

I would just ask them if it was your son or daughter would you not want to be there when the casket comes off the plane. Than like SFC Weber said would be my next words

I really don't know what I would of said or done but I can't help but wonder because of the ethos of the times would it have made any difference?

I’d find some way to stand with that family, does the plane know why they’re off first? I’ve waited for active duty and people that need to catch a connection, never heard booing.

I may be 70, but I'd be right up in their face. No excuse for that kind of behavior: disrespectful, confrontational, and shameful.

1st I would go forward and address them with some unkind words and ask the flight crew to detain them until everyone deboarded the plane after the family. 2nd, I'd request the stewardesses to report the names and request ALL airlines carrying fallen military not permit these disrespectful Aholes from flying on that plane and possibly not allow them to fly first class on any flight beacuse they don't have any class to begin with.

I think I'd tell them they were a disrespectful AHole and didn't deserve to fly with the honored guest. I would consider it a lot worse than kneeling on the football field during the Star Spangled Banner.

I would like to know the source for this anecdote. During the Vietnam war there were stories made up about civilians spitting on returning soldiers. This was done to discredit the anti-war movement. This sounds similar to me.

I would like to know the source of this anecdote. During the Vietnam war there were stories planted about returning service men being spat upon. It was fabricated to get the public to be hostile to the anti-war movement.

They idiots booing that family and the public would see a side of me that no one has seen for more than ten plus years.