Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: LindyBill who wrote (19430)	12/11/2003 4:47:11 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793912

A clip from a letter written by Ellie Z, an old friend and US Airways flight attendant. For me it started the beginning of February and through May I had THE most incredibly, rewarding, meaningful, gut-wrenching, memorable months of my nearly 35 year airline career--having the true honor of flying troop movements to Kuwait City before, during, and after the war. I would’t have traded these flights for anything in the world! Now taking young men and women to fight a war and knowing some won’t ever be coming back and that all will be changed isn’t a “comforting” thing but words can’t express the respect I have for our troops and their families. I met so many fantastic people who will be in my heart forever---from the young soldier asking for a last hug from an American woman (old enough to be his mother) to one “celebrating’ his 21st birthday enroute to war, to the special forces going in “yet again’ to learning how to don chemical suits and gas masks “just in case’. These soldiers dressed me in their desert gear and let me parade through the cabin in this outfit and canying the commander’s Ml6 rifle and they took pictures.. so there were as many laughs as there were tears. I also had the distinct honor of being able to bring two groups home and I wanted to hug every single one of them. we decorated the plane with yellow ribbons and US flags and posters sent to us by school kids that made you want to cry... It was really hard going back to regular passengers who complain about every little thing after the ‘yes ma’am” and “please ma’am” and total gratitude they showed for every little thing. By far THE highlight of my career!!