ASSOCIATED PRESS
6:58 a.m. July 15, 2004

DALLAS - Eight soldiers flying home from Iraq for two weeks of R&R flew in
style instead of coach after first-class passengers offered to swap seats
with them.

"The soldiers were very, very happy, and the whole aircraft had a different
feeling," flight attendant Lorrie Gammon told The Dallas Morning News in
Thursday's editions.

The June 29 seat-swap on American Airlines Flight 866 from Atlanta to
Chicago started before boarding, when a businessman approached one of the
soldiers and traded his seat.

When the swapping was done, "the other two first-class passengers wanted to
give up their seats, too, but they couldn't find any more soldiers," Gammon
said.

Another flight attendant, Candi Spradlin, said she was impressed with the
acts of good will.

"If nothing else, those soldiers got a great homecoming," she said.

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No matter how small the gesture, peace is an action and so is the
preservation of peace. A small country can support peace with an army. They
can vote by their participation in coalitions supporting their views and
long term best interests. Everyone is significant.
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