CommunityEditor
07-16-2008, 12:58 PM
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Weary U.S. troops traveling through Syracuse’s airport will soon have a special room to pass the time while waiting for rides and flights — thanks to some local veterans.
Hancock International Airport officials will establish a special hospitality room at the airport, which is frequently used by soldiers from the Army’s 10th Mountain Division who are stationed 75 miles to the north at Fort Drum.
“These guys put their lives on the line, and they sometimes find themselves stuck here for hours and hours, with nothing to do, no place to go,” said Loren Davies, a former Marine who spent nearly nine years working at the airport. “We just didn’t think that’s how our military men and women should be treated.” The Gregory J. Harris Military Courtesy Room — named to honor a Marine listed as missing in action in Vietnam — will open July 29.
The room will be furnished with comfortable furniture. Free snacks, bottled water and soft drinks will be provided.
Article: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/07/ap_airport_071508/
Hancock International Airport officials will establish a special hospitality room at the airport, which is frequently used by soldiers from the Army’s 10th Mountain Division who are stationed 75 miles to the north at Fort Drum.
“These guys put their lives on the line, and they sometimes find themselves stuck here for hours and hours, with nothing to do, no place to go,” said Loren Davies, a former Marine who spent nearly nine years working at the airport. “We just didn’t think that’s how our military men and women should be treated.” The Gregory J. Harris Military Courtesy Room — named to honor a Marine listed as missing in action in Vietnam — will open July 29.
The room will be furnished with comfortable furniture. Free snacks, bottled water and soft drinks will be provided.
Article: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/07/ap_airport_071508/