As the crowded airliner is about to take off, the peace is shattered
by a five-year-old boy who picks that moment to throw a temper tantrum.
No matter what his frustrated, embarrassed mother tried to do to calm
him down, the boy continued to scream furiously and kick the seats
around him.
Suddenly, from the rear of the plane, a man in a U. S. Marine Corps
uniform is seen slowly walking forward up the aisle. Stopping the
flustered mother with an upraised hand, the courtly, soft-spoken
Marine leaned down and motioning toward his chest, whispers something
into the boy's ear.
Instantly, the boy calms down, gently takes his mother's hand, and
quietly fastens his seat belt. All the other passengers burst into
spontaneous applause.
As the Marine slowly makes his way back to his seat, one of the
flight attendants touches his sleeve.
"Excuse me," she ask quietly, "but could I ask you what magic words
you used on that little boy?"
The Marine smiles serenely and gently confides, "I showed him my
pilot's wings, service stars, and battle ribbons, and explained that
they entitle me to throw one passenger out of the plane door on any
flight I choose, and that I was just about to make my selection for
this flight."
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