US airways gets bad press -attendant wouldn't hang vet's decorated jacket in 1st class closet

[MADem]

91. He likely accepted the "no" because he's fronting in some fashion.

See post 90 upthread.

What's inexplicable to me is all the dancing and kowtowing. What's also inexplicable is why someone would wear decorations to which they might not be entitled. Something was most definitely OFF with this story, so I did a little digging beyond the rightwing source poutraging about it in the unhotlinked "link" accompanying this story.

Here's the irony--if it turns out he WASN'T in the military (unless-- are they churning out that many senior enlisted leaders who don't know how or when to wear their uniforms these days?) then what does that say about a society that is so easily duped by jackets with gee-gaws on them?

His mother or someone supposedly said he was going on a job interview. If he is/was in the military, he should be wearing civilian attire--unless the job he was interviewing for was as a hotel doorman.

I never wore more than my top three in all the years I served, if I could get away with it. I preferred to blend in with the rest of society when I could, too, so I'd always take the civilian clothes option when available. The rack of ribbons just gets dirty and it's a stupid, self-puffing exercise. All ribbons are is a poor substitute for no pay raise, anyway and a "been there/done that" list for the forgetful.