Author Topic: No way to treat a Hero of WWII (Read 783 times)

Shuckins · « **Reply #15 on:** June 22, 2007, 03:38:31 PM »

I remember the incident, and I'm all for increased security...but, as Voltaire said, "Common sense is not so common."

Yeager · « **Reply #16 on:** June 22, 2007, 03:41:10 PM »

this event was several years ago and was completely hashed through back when it happened. Is there something new that makes this newsworthy again or is this just a slow day on the boards?

midnight Target · « **Reply #17 on:** June 22, 2007, 04:14:57 PM »

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Originally posted by AWMac
Watching....

Mac

Seems as another "Post and Run" thread.

Run from what?

Are you sure you want to bring up your service again?

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #18 on:** June 22, 2007, 04:38:34 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
It's a valid point.

Airport security is an excessive joke.

Yep, TSA pulled a guy out of line because he had written on a plastic bag that the head of the TSA sucked. The TSA tried to have the man arrested for being a threat to homeland security and that his comments about the head of the TSA was considered the same as making comments about a bomb. When the cops arrived, they laughed and left. Now the guy is suing the TSA for violating his freedom of speech.

ack-ack

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #19 on:** June 22, 2007, 04:43:32 PM »

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Originally posted by Rino
Yeah, everyone knows what a threat Medal of Honor winners are to
national security.

You mean especially 86 year old MOH winners.

Well you know what they say. "Common sense" is the least commonly used of all the senses

tedrbr · « **Reply #20 on:** June 22, 2007, 04:49:42 PM »

Wow.... very old story.

Hearing these kinds of incidents of official stupidity did not make me feel any safer about airport security: That an 80-year old man, WWII veteran, and holder of a medal of honor recipient was considered by airport security as a threat, or considered a key fob made from a non-usable round as a threat, does not fill me with any confidence in the quality of people TSA has in charge of airport security. Plain English: if they are that stupid, a smart person who is actually trying will be able to get past them.

That NONE of the fools from TSA working the gates that day recognized the Medal of Honor comes in a close second.

Around this same time, you had infants showing up on the No-Fly List, and it being enforced at the boarding gates!

Common sense seems to be a liability in getting hired to Federal jobs more and more often.... seems we are taking the ideas of "leveling the playing field" and "lowest common denominator" to the extreme.

john9001 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 22, 2007, 05:15:07 PM »

i will never ever fly again, TSA can (deleated).

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #22 on:** June 22, 2007, 05:24:39 PM »

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Originally posted by tedrbr

Common sense seems to be a liability in getting hired to Federal jobs more and more often.... seems we are taking the ideas of "leveling the playing field" and "lowest common denominator" to the extreme.

TSA pays minimum wage for their screeners, what else do you expect?

ack-ack

DYNAMITE · « **Reply #23 on:** June 22, 2007, 07:02:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
It's a valid point.

Airport security is an excessive joke.

x1Bogillion

Rino · « **Reply #24 on:** June 22, 2007, 07:55:44 PM »

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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
You mean especially 86 year old MOH winners.

Well you know what they say. "Common sense" is the least commonly used of all the senses

Rethinking this..it wasn't a Japan Air flight was it? I mean he's already
knocked down about 26 of em so far

Dago · « **Reply #25 on:** June 22, 2007, 08:18:35 PM »

What is the point of bringing up an incident from 5 years ago, when the guy (Foss) is dead now?

AWMac · « **Reply #26 on:** June 22, 2007, 08:54:03 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Run from what?

Are you sure you want to bring up your service again?

No Voss, you can do better than me.

At least I served 20... Tell me about your Service.

Thought so...

Mac

Delirium · « **Reply #27 on:** June 22, 2007, 09:06:11 PM »

Foss is as much of a politician as anyone in Wash DC, I definitely feel we aren't getting the whole story or it has been imbelished quite a bit.

Even airport security can't be THAT stupid.

midnight Target · « **Reply #28 on:** June 22, 2007, 10:50:21 PM »

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Originally posted by AWMac
No Voss, you can do better than me.

At least I served 20... Tell me about your Service.

Thought so...

Mac

I don't need to. You are the one using yours as a club to wield against the "kid". Maybe it was the PTSD kicking in that made you do it.

AKIron · « **Reply #29 on:** June 23, 2007, 12:04:47 AM »

I'm wonderin' if every American shouldn't be acquainted with who among us has been awarded the Medal of Honor. It is, afterall, an American award of the highest honor. Even though I served in the military I wouldn't recognize all who hold that esteemed honor. Since our airport screeners are less than likely to recognize all of the names and faces of the prominent among us, I feel that a database (beyond corruption) of those above reproach should be easily accessible to those guardians of our travel. That or three questions should suffice.