Flagship Valor
 

I thought this was cool...
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...e7d487352e.jpg
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...e276223faa.jpg

while this is a good thing, I definitely prefer Alaska’s approach

AA did a pretty good job with their Flagship Valor aircraft:

https://news.aa.com/news/news-detail...3/default.aspx

I flew this aircraft out of DFW back in November and the crew made a point of announcing the Flagship Valor livery and how it honors those who serve(d).

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...7cf59aa596.jpg

I agree with the sentiments you expressed in that thread. There’s a whole generation who served in the Middle East who also don’t consider themselves “heros”.

I joined post Gulf War in the mid 1990s. I did it to perform public service and to get some money to pay for school. While I served honorably and in a combat zone, I’m not a hero… I just did a job.

I used to resent the airlines for draping themselves in the flag and being performative towards the military as a means of virtue signaling. Now it annoys me, but I’ve become numb to this ongoing nonsense.

The real heros know who they are.

I never served in the military but sadly this is also my reaction to corporate stuff like this. I tend to be pretty cynical, but folks I do know who I would consider heroes -- special forces guys serving in the thick of things in Iraq and Afghanistan, and back in Vietnam -- also don't think much of it.