I was a "Guardian" for a WW II Veteran on Flight #004 (August 2011) for the Alamo Honor Flight out of San Antonio. Guardians pay their own way to Washington DC and serve as an attendant for a WWII Vet. for the flight. The trip does not cost the Vet one dime as all costs are covered by donations and fund raisers. Southwest Airlines was fantastic insofar as they made the veterans on our flight seems as if they were the only ones on the aircraft for the flight. I salute the other passengers who quietly sat in the back of the plane so the veterans could sit up front. The veterans were slow to board so you allowed the other civilians to deboard first upon arrival. I commend every person from Southwest Airlines who went out of their way to make this trip very remarkable and memorable for these quiet heroes from our historic past. Our group was amazing and so very thankful for everything that SWA did for us. My wife and I are planning on going on the next flight in April 2012 and know that we will get the same exceptional service for this flight that we get from all your flights. One thing that needs to be mentioned........The cabin crew never knows if they will have an Honor Flight on their flight and that doesn't matter. We still get fantastic service no matter what. John Nolen, US Air Force Vet
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