Doc Crow
11-29-04, 08:31 AM
As the crowded airliner is about to take off, the peace is shattered by a 5-year-old boy who picks that moment to throw a wild temper tantrum. No matter what his mother does to try to calm him down the boy continues to scream furiously and kick the seats around him.
From the rear of the plane, a man in a U.S. Marine Corps uniform walks up to them. Stopping the flustered mother with an upraised hand, the Marine leans down and, while motioning toward his chest, he whispers something into the boy's ear.
Instantly, the boy calms down, quietly fastens his seatbelt and gently takes his mother's hand. All the other passengers burst into applause.
As the Marine is going back to his seat, a stewardess says, "Excuse me, sir, could I ask what you said to that little boy?"
The Marine smiles and confides, "I showed him my pilot's wings, service stars and battle ribbons. I explained that they entitle me to throw one passenger out the plane door on any flight I choose. Then, I told him I was just about to make my selection for this flight."
From the rear of the plane, a man in a U.S. Marine Corps uniform walks up to them. Stopping the flustered mother with an upraised hand, the Marine leans down and, while motioning toward his chest, he whispers something into the boy's ear.
Instantly, the boy calms down, quietly fastens his seatbelt and gently takes his mother's hand. All the other passengers burst into applause.
As the Marine is going back to his seat, a stewardess says, "Excuse me, sir, could I ask what you said to that little boy?"
The Marine smiles and confides, "I showed him my pilot's wings, service stars and battle ribbons. I explained that they entitle me to throw one passenger out the plane door on any flight I choose. Then, I told him I was just about to make my selection for this flight."