“From Hero to Outcast: Marine Corps Vet’s Controversial Shirt Sparks Delta Flight Drama”
However, a flight attendant told Catherine that the shirt she wore was threatening. The shirt reportedly read: “Do not give in to the war within. End veteran suicide.”
Her shirt is sold by the Til Valhalla Project, which honors soldiers by raising funds for families to receive memorial plaques after their loved ones die and to help pay for therapy for struggling veterans.
An American veteran claimed she was left “humiliated” after being kicked off a flight from American airline Delta
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She told NBC: “A male flight attendant was saying, ‘Ma’am, ma’am.’ I looked around, like, ‘Who was he talking to?’ And it was me. He said, ‘You need to get off the plane,’ and I was like, ‘What did I do?’”
Upon deboarding the plane and reaching the jet bridge, the flight attendant painted a clearer picture to Catherine.
She recalled: “He said that shirt you’re wearing is threatening.’ I said, ‘Are you kidding me? I’m a Marine Corps vet.’
A Delta flight attendant allegedly decided to boot the passenger out of the plane
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“‘I’m going to see my Marine sister. I’ve been in the Marine Corps for 22 years and worked for the Air Force for 15 years.’
“‘I’m going to visit her.’ He said, ‘I don’t care about your service, and I don’t care about her service. The only way you’re going to get back on the plane is if you take it off right now.’”
Catherine reportedly said she wasn’t wearing a bra and had to turn around so the flight attendant couldn’t see the front of her as she put on a sweatshirt.
