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.

I've seen that on a Delta flight out of Atlanta and 2 AA flights, one in MIA & one in STL.

Truly touching story! Thanks for posting, HKP (and cfc :) )

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.

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