Soldier's KIA Family by 1st Class Passengers

[mscard88]

The father of an Army soldier killed in Afghanistan says he and his family were booed as they flew to meet his son’s body coming home.

Sgt. John Perry, 30, was killed in a suicide attack at Bagram Airfield on Saturday, along with Pfc. Tyler Iubelt and two American contractorsStewart Perry told KOVR-TV his son stopped the suicide bomber short of his target and may have saved hundreds of lives.

Perry told the Army Times the booing took place on an American Airlines flight that landed in Phoenix Monday. Perry and his family were flying from Sacramento to Dover Air Force Base.

The captain told everyone to remain seated to let the Perry family leave first to make their connection.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/califor...bringing-home-soldier-killed-afghanistan-dad/

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

Per the AP news story http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOLD_STAR_FAMILY_BOOED?SITE=AP it was the first class passengers booing and the announcement mentioned only a "special military family" .

Seems like a combination of a somewhat vague announcement and the attitude of these first class passengers. I suspect such passengers not only feel some economic justification in being allowed off first, but often have some personal ego investment in being first class passengers. At the end of the flight, they may also have been intoxicated.