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?

Walk quickly to the front and use the flight attendant mike to explain what is happening.

Sign of the times. Civility is gone the way of Chivalry. Reminds me of time when I was in a bar where several of us soldiers were at a table having a few drinks and just shooting the breeze, when a group approached one of the guys at the table and asked him why was he sitting with those guys. The soldier, who was asked the question, told the group to buzz off. The group then asked you and who else is going to make us. At that time everyone else in the bar stood up. It must have been a 100 or so fellow soldiers in that bar standing up. The unruly group immediately beat feet for the door. Perhaps in the airplane, maybe every military active or veteran stand up and fill the aisle and salute the passengers as they depart.

I would have asked those being obnoxious if they would like it if their family member was treated so disgracefully. I would then render a salute to the family as a show of respect while assisting in making sure the family was able to leave the plane before anyone else.

If I knew they were a gold star family, I would not say anything, I would stand up at attention and salute as the walked off the plane. Allow the crew of the plane to handle the SOB!

Stand and salute in respect. Never argue with a fool or fools you can't win with stupid people, show your respect to the family of the fallen and see the fools for what they are you can't beat up everyone.

I am a veteran, and even if I wasn't, the family of the fallen soldier would surely take precedence.

LTJG (Join to see) I would quietly stand and render a salute as the family passed by. I would then turn to the rest of the plane and tell those who felt the urge to boo and booing a family who just lost a loved one defending their right to boo them. I would further remind those people that how would you feel attending a funeral for one of your loved ones and someone doing the same thing to you. Yes, you're inconvenienced but so are they. Sit down in your sit, pull out your lollipops and show some human decency regardless of which way you lean politically.

I’d stand up & loudly announce that if any of you a** holes booing have lost a family member in service to their country, you get to say what you want. The rest of you can sit down & shut the hell up! That level of insensitivity cannot be tolerated!!

My first reaction sould be anger. A puke head who can afford first class tickets, can afford behavior better than booing a family of a fallen soldier. I'd have to give the speech along an ass kicking. Disrespect like that deserves both. A family losted a loved one, who served this country, so this ass could afford to fly first class and go on living free. Patriotic I am, defend this country I did and will keep on doing. Any one who can't show respect to fallen veterans best leave the US now. They're not fit to be an American. If you never served, have no family member who served, show more sense and respect to those who do/did and their family. They would not like it if that family of the fallen soldier came to the fueneral of one of their family and booed him/her.

I would ask for all veterans on the flight to stand up. I would then tell the unintelligent idiot: "These people standing risked their lives for your freedom. This fallen soldier gave his life for your freedom. His parents have lost their son in defending your freedom. When you leave this aircraft, you will resume your life; these parents will never be able to resume the life they had before their son was killed.
"Please sit down and I ask the veterans standing here to let you leave the aircraft and depart the terminal without reacting in any way for your lack of understanding and compassion."