A California veteran was apparently removed from a Delta Airlines flight Wednesday because of the shirt he was wearing.
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Katherine Banks was supposed to be on a flight departing from San Francisco International Airport when a flight attendant caught her attention, NBC Bay Area reported. reported on Thursday.
Her T-shirt is printed with “Don't give in to the war within. End Veteran Suicide.” image show bank:
According to daily mail report Regarding the incident, they said: “The shirt worn by Banks is being sold by the Till Valhalla Project, who are raising money for the family and who can purchase commemorative plaques to honor their loved ones. It is an organization that honors soldiers by doing this.
Banks said she became confused when the male flight attendant told her she needed to get off the plane.
As she exited the plane and was on the jet bridge, the flight attendant allegedly got her attention and told her why he had asked her to disembark. “He said that shirt you're wearing is a threat,” Banks recalled.
I said, “Are you kidding me? I'm a Marine Corps veteran. I'm going to see my sister who is a Marine. I served 22 years in the Marines and 15 years in the Air Force. “I'm going to visit,'' he said. “I'm not interested in your services, and I'm not interested in hers either. The only way for you to get back on the plane is to get off the plane now.”
The veteran explained that she was not wearing a bra at the time. So I had to turn around and put on a sweatshirt so the flight attendants wouldn't see me.
The veteran eventually reboarded the plane, but was told to find a seat in the back of the plane. The airline then contacted Banks to resolve the situation, according to the NBC article.
“I feel like they stole my soul,” Banks told the magazine. “I'm not a bad person and that T-shirt should be allowed to support myself and our veterans. ”
In March 2023, the Veterans Affairs Crisis Line reportedly fielded a record number of calls, texts, and chats, according to Breitbart News.
“We are on the front lines of a mental health tsunami,” former Army Green Beret Lt. Col. Scott Mann said at the time.
In January, Breitbart News reported that a U.S. Army soldier who was a mother and a well-known social media influencer died by suicide.
