An elderly veteran was quietly asked to give up his seat
With silent determination, 78-year-old Frank Delaney took off for Annapolis from Denver early in the morning. As a former Marine, he had chosen seat 14C with care because it offered more legroom, which was necessary but not luxurious. However, a young flight attendant named Kayla asked him to relocate just before takeoff because a family needed to sit together. Calm but firm, Frank described his medical necessity.
But the pressure increased. In response to the criticism and delay from the other passengers, he got up, identified himself as a Staff Sergeant in the USMC, and took the claustrophobic middle seat in row 32. The pain was evident as soon as Frank sat down in 32B—his injured knee ached, the room was small, and nobody was paying attention.
However, Charlotte Hayes, a reserved woman three rows up, kept an eye on everything. Without causing any drama, she flagged…
