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

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136. Do you know for a fact that any of this actually happened?

The story, as "reported" by a right-wing site, is remarkably thin on details. Who are these passengers who witnessed this supposed atrocity? Do we know they even exist?

Because there are a lot of things that don't smell right about this story. First, it would be very unusual, in my experience, for a flight attendant to ignore the offers of so many other passengers to do such a simple thing. In my experience flying, flight attendants are overworked, distracted with a lot of responsibilities, and very grateful to take care of problems as they come up. I just can't see a flight attendant acting the way these tweeters describe. She wouldn't have time. She wouldn't bother.

Next, I would find it very unusual for any airline employee to go out of their way to be disrespectful of a member of the military. The opposite is usually the case. Especially in the south.

Next, military folks here have pointed out some interesting aspects of this man's attire and posture.

Finally, there is an election coming up soon and the Senate hangs in the balance. What interesting timing for an article about people disrespecting a serviceman. In North Carolina, of all places, where a very tight race for Senate is going on.

I think that we should be asking questions about whether or not this actually happened, rather than attacking one another here.