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Delta Honor Guard Holds Special Ceremony for Fallen Soldier and His Dog

by Fred

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Among the many, classic comedy tropes that exist that have to do with air ports, poor baggage handling is one of the most common.  This story is about a team of baggage handlers at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, and they stand as the exception that DEFIES the rule.

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In the included video, you can see where they take extra time and reverence when handling the remains of a fallen American soldier and his dog.  The staff has a special ceremony that they hold for every fallen hero returning home this way, and it’s very touching.

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Thank you for showing a bit of (un)common decency and humanity in a world where things can seem utterly incapable of allowing for it.  It’s the little things like this that restore our faith in humanity!

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