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<blockquote data-quote="CorpsVet" data-source="post: 2936227" data-attributes="member: 2414"><p>I came back from RVN in December '68. Landed at San Fran. Back then they didn't use "jetways" just rolled up stairs to the door and we walked across the ramp to the terminal. Of course we were in uniform as that was all we had. I had booked a flight to OKC through Dallas. The whole time in and around the San Fran terminal I was called alot of names, spat upon, cussed, etc. We had been briefed to expect this treatment and that what they really wanted was for someone to strike out at them to get the guy arrested and make headlines.</p><p></p><p>I kept to myself, held my temper and got on my flight using military standby. At Dallas there was a several hours long lay over so I checked my sea bag and took a walk. There were occasional shouts and cussing but nothing organized like San Fran. At OKC, no problems, caught a cab to bus terminal, got a bus to about 30 miles from home town, hitched a ride on a potato truck that was going to pass my destination by a block, and I was home, 3 days before Christmas. No one knew I was coming so I got to surprise everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CorpsVet, post: 2936227, member: 2414"] I came back from RVN in December '68. Landed at San Fran. Back then they didn't use "jetways" just rolled up stairs to the door and we walked across the ramp to the terminal. Of course we were in uniform as that was all we had. I had booked a flight to OKC through Dallas. The whole time in and around the San Fran terminal I was called alot of names, spat upon, cussed, etc. We had been briefed to expect this treatment and that what they really wanted was for someone to strike out at them to get the guy arrested and make headlines. I kept to myself, held my temper and got on my flight using military standby. At Dallas there was a several hours long lay over so I checked my sea bag and took a walk. There were occasional shouts and cussing but nothing organized like San Fran. At OKC, no problems, caught a cab to bus terminal, got a bus to about 30 miles from home town, hitched a ride on a potato truck that was going to pass my destination by a block, and I was home, 3 days before Christmas. No one knew I was coming so I got to surprise everyone. [/QUOTE]
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