{"id":69036,"date":"2016-11-20T12:52:07","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T17:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=69036"},"modified":"2016-11-20T12:52:23","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T17:52:23","slug":"sgt-john-perry-strip-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=69036","title":{"rendered":"SGT John Perry’s trip home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m sure that you’ve seen the story of Sergeant John Perry’s family and their trip home last seek with their son’s earthly remains from reportage in the Stockton Record<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Sgt. John Perry, was one of two killed in an explosion at a United States airbase on Nov. 12. He was honored at a memorial service in Lodi on Thursday and will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Stewart Perry said he, his wife, Kathy, and daughter were flying on an American Airlines flight from Sacramento on Monday to Philadelphia, with a quick transfer in Phoenix. From Philadelphia, they traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to receive his son\u2019s remains.<\/p>\n

For unknown reasons, Perry said, the flight to Phoenix was 45 minutes late. The crew feared the delay might cause the Perrys miss their connecting flight.<\/p>\n

So, when the plane landed in Phoenix, the captain made an announcement for all passengers to remain seated and to let a \u201cspecial military family\u201d exit the aircraft first, Perry said.<\/p>\n

Several passengers in first class began to boo and complain, Perry said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people were saying \u2018This is just baloney,\u2019 and \u2018I paid for first-class for this?\u2019 \u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Our buddy, Bev Perlson, wrote to American Airlines to get thier side of the story. They replied;<\/p>\n

The family has been saying that we did everything we could to help them and that we looked after the family the best we could. To your contacts feel free to share this:<\/p>\n

“American was honored to have this family onboard. We will always make every possible effort to ensure a smooth journey in such difficult circumstances.<\/p>\n

The SMFPHX flight took a delay due to a mechanical issue jeopardizing the family’s onward connection.<\/p>\n

To ensure the family could complete their journey we moved the incoming aircraft across concourses, had some of our team members meet the family off the plane and held their outgoing aircraft for a short period.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m not sure what happened and that’s why I haven’t mentioned the story yet. CBS News<\/a> quotes the father;<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not for protest – it\u2019s for the death of the people that are saving us. That\u2019s what it\u2019s for,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also called out recent presidential campaign rhetoric, including President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s remarks about the Khan family.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne example would be Donald Trump speaking badly about a Gold Star family, who I now am, and it really bothers me, but it also bothers me that people don\u2019t want to talk about the terrorism that killed my kid,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m going to need more information before I make up my mind about this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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