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Old Jul 27th, 2008, 08:28 AM
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From US board: Touching moment, 1st cl.

Hope cfc doesn't mind my re-posting this here, too:

Author: cfc
Date: 07/26/2008, 01:52 pm
Know this has been done by many others already, but want to note what I saw aboard AA 558 from Ontario (CA) to Dallas and remind others about the idea:

It was a 5 am check-in for a 6 am flight and we were glad we'd been forced by circumstance to use miles to upgrade to First Class -- bleary-eyed and without breakfast as we were. Once we got settled, however, we noticed a certain low-level hub-bub among the attendants and a couple of other 1st cl. passengers. "We'll see, wait til coach is all boarded, but probably we can."

I wondered what additional privilege these two were after or what problem they possibly could be having.

Soon, however, I saw them gather their belongings and head back to coach, and two service men in fatigues came forward from coach to take their seats in First.

I looked back into coach and saw more than one wet eye among the passengers watching all this.

I was a little ashamed of myself for not thinking of it and for having suspicions about what was going on, but I was SO proud of the two passengers for their offer.

Something to keep in mind if you're lucky enough to be traveling in first any time soon.
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Old Jul 27th, 2008, 01:35 PM
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I've seen that on a Delta flight out of Atlanta and 2 AA flights, one in MIA & one in STL.
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Old Jul 28th, 2008, 12:48 PM
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Truly touching story! Thanks for posting, HKP (and cfc )
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Thanks so much for posting this - did not get to see it - dh has seen this done a few times and there is indeed never a dry eye.

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I have enjoyed watching people buy soldiers either a drink or a meal at the airport when I am working-America at its finest!
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