military

Brown Chew Spit

October 22, 2009

in Passenger Stories

Back in 2004 I was returning to Iraq after emergency leave because my Grandfather died. I sat next to a guy that seemed pretty friendly. A few minutes into the flight he pulls out a can of dip and slaps a huge amount into his lower lip. Being in the military I’m pretty used to […]

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One holiday I was going through Atlanta on military leave. When I got to the gate I found out there was a flight leaving about 3 hrs. before my booked flight. I was able to get on it. Great, I thought. Once on the airplane, after leaving the gate, the announcement came… sorry… experiencing difficulties… […]

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During the summer of 2005 my son was in a serious accident while serving in the Navy. Serious meaning 2 weeks in ICU, another 4 in the Medical Center and then another 2 in rehab. When the doctors authorized me to take him home, I purchased first class tickets – for the extra room. We […]

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I am in the military and sometimes we will get a few days off for federal holidays. Well, for Christmas of 2008 I decided to go to TN to visit some family. I was flying from New Bern, NC to Knoxville, TN with a connecting flight in Charlotte, NC. The flight there wasn’t bad at […]

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My flight from Hell was kind of a series of adventures. I was returning from active duty in Iraq with my unit, returning home. We had to wait in a hooch tent for hours (the smart ones got some sleep in) then we were herded like cattle to our plane. Unlike previous flights, I got […]

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Having done quite a bit of traveling to date, I’ve experienced a number of oopsies, some the airline’s fault, some a passenger’s fault and some simply an act of God. These include getting hit up for a bribe by airport staff in Belem, Brazil in 1989, taking two days to get from Orlando, FL to […]

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This isn’t my experience, but it was shared with me the other day by a couple I know. They are both disabled and cannot drive, and they were going to a banquet in a city four hours’ drive to the south of ours. They took another friend with them to assist them. They flew American, […]

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A few years ago I was on a business trip to the Orient visiting Hong Kong, Tokyo, Taipei and Seoul. This story tells of the frightening experience I had during my visit to Seoul, Korea and the problems encountered one week later when I was due to leave for Hong Kong. I was arriving in […]

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To: United Pilots From: MEC Communications Re: Profiles of Leadership As we celebrate Presidents’ Day, we should all take a moment to reflect on what makes great leaders — not only the leaders of our nation, but those leaders who make a difference in our everyday lives. At United Airlines, there are managers and there […]

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I had travelled to beautiful Fort Huachuca, Arizona, to attend a military conference. Unfortunately. I was forced to spend the three days of the conference in the local hospital enduring treatment for kidney stones. Following surgery to remove said stones, I was released (with a final dose of Demerol and other pain meds) and subsequently […]

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Airline travel is, at best, uncomfortable, but traveling for the military is unbearable. The government contracts with a civilian company to fly large amounts of troops where they need to go. Most people would say that is better than flying on a cargo plane, but most people have never flown with the military. I was […]

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