I was on a flight from MN and the guy sitting next to me was in uniform. When we landed, he got off first and we all waited on the plane as he went out and met the body of his fallen friend. It was the same ceremony you captured. Sadly, some people on the plane were complaining out loud that they had to wait on the plane for the ceremony. If they only stopped to realize they’d probably be on a train to a prison camp rather than a comfy jet plane if soldiers didn’t fall for their freedom. Sorry to put a negative vibe out there, but people can be completely ignorant more often than not.

This is what Memorial Day is about. Not barbecues, beaches, a day off of work or parades

As a veteran, I was honored to attend and bear witness to one of these ceremonies. Even after passengers were allowed to disembark from the plane, many remained in their seats respectfully watching thru the windows. What they didn't know, was that this family had waited over 60 years for this moment. You see, my uncle died in a POW camp during the Korean War and was buried in a mass grave. In a joint agreement in the 90's several crates of remains were delivered to Hawaii for possible identification thru DNA analysis. It was my mother and sister who flew to Hawaii to escort my uncle's remains home. I will be forever grateful to the DPAA for their dedication to identifying and returning fallen servicemen and women to their families, and to Delta for their gracious handling of these matters.

From a veteran of another country’s army, I respectfully salute the fallen soldier. He is back to his home after giving his most precious gift, his life, for his country.

I’m the widow of an Iraqi War veteran injured in the line of duty. My heart wept for the family as I was looking at this. In fact my tears flowed. That’s a sacrifice never gotten over. My heartfelt condolences to the family of the fallen soldier. 🕊️🇺🇸. And to the person who captured this, thank you for the utmost dignity done in your recording.

Hurts my heart to see this. As a father of a 25 y/o disabled vet, I'm so grateful to still have my son.

Just another citizen who watched with deep respect.

As a 28 year Delta employee, thanks for sharing….very proud of how we handle these incredibly sad events. RIP

From this former police officer to you I stand and salute you for your sacrifice. Rest In Peace.

From this Navy veteran to you, my Armed Forces brother, salute. May God bless you, your family and your friends. Thank you for your service. RIP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🫡🫡💙🫡🫡🇺🇸🇺🇸

Rest Easy Soldier. Your Duty is Done. RIP 🇬🇧.

I cried for this brave soldier. He lost his life fighting for our country and our freedom.

From a retired army vet to a fellow soldier rest in peace bro be with God and thank you for your sacrifice 🇺🇸❤️❤️❤️❤️

It is not humanly possible to give these men the respect that they truly deserve

While I worked at Delta as a pilot, I will say the way they did this was classy.

So glad this soldier was treated with total respect. Very hard to watch... I was crying and have no idea who this soldier is.. RIP .

These videos should be a "must watch" for the young people of this ungrateful and spoiled generation that soldiers like this fight for a give up their lives so that those idiots have the right to act the way they do. I watch these videos often because it's a reminder of just how much I am grateful to those soldiers for fighting for all of us. RIP to this soldier and thank you for your service and ultimate sacrifice.

My salute to Delta airlines, the ground crew and all personnel involved here, your respect is appreciated by the family, the ultimate sacrifice was given to each free American by this fallen soldier, don’t take it for granted America.

I was changing planes at Chicago O’Hare in the early 2000’s and witnessed the arrival of a fallen soldier and it was the most amazing experience to watch the complete professional ground crew handle this very sombering moment in time

Watching this from BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND. Just like to say what a wonderful tribute to the brave soldier who. Sadly lost their life my deepest respect to the family and friends🙏

Well done Delta & LAX!

RIP soldier, thank you for your service. This old vet was in tears watching this video, this is a sad loss of their life and has my deepest respect to their family and friends. 🙏 God Bless. 🇺🇸 PS, Thank Delta and the employees who hand this event, done well.

The respect the ground crew is touching. If you haven't watched the movie Taking Chance I would recomend it.

Very sad to see yet another young soldier serving our nation, making the ultimate sacrifice. God bless our armed forces and first responders everywhere. That was such a classy job by Delta and the military handling this somber but dignified transportation home of this warriors remains!!

To the person that recorded this video,,,thank you,,,for allowing us to be with this family, supporting them with our prayers as they waited for their love one to come home,,,thank you for the reverance you showed as you were filming,,a memorable video. When I saw the family aproaching the plane my heart was aching for them.😢😢 Thank you for your service,,,a service that will never be forgotten. May you rest in God's Loving Arms,, may His Peace and comfort surrounds the family at this time and days to come. You will never be forgotten. God Bless Our Country. God Bless USA 😢😢❤️🤍💙😢😢.

Thank you for recording this ceremony and sharing it. Important for these events to be witnessed.

He, or she, has given their life for every American. No honor is too much. God bless you and keep you, you did good soldier. 🙏🌹

Greatest love is to be willing to lay down your life for your fellow man(country). Salute Salute Salute. R.I.P

A fallen hero is finally home. Thank you for your service.

I learned today that a friend died yesterday from injuries suffered in Ukraine. His wife is working to bring his body back from Germany. I am so grateful for his sacrifice. Ukraine needs our full and unconditional support.

May this soldier Rest In Peace, thank you for serving our country and giving your life for all we have here in the USA! My condolences to their family and friends.

It's very hard to lose a love one my heart go out this young man and his family and the rest of the soldiers that are serving our country

Thank you to all service men and women!! God Bless them and their families🇺🇲🇺🇲🙏🙏

Soldiers are heroes. It's time for this country to get back to honoring them for their sacrifices and start teaching the youth of America what it means to protect the homeland

This is a reminder to all of the high cost of our freedom that our brave young soldiers continue to make the ultimate sacrifice for us all in America. God Bless this soldiers family and friends. May he RIP🙏💙

As the proud daughter of a Korean War vet in the Army and dad who served in the National Guard until manditory retirement at age 60, i'm 63 now and they held daddies papers for three months during Desert Storm in 1990 (my dad was a 30 model, as he put it). I am in awe and respect of anyone or means to help and honor our military of every branch and to get them home. I loved it when mom would drive us to meet convoy just coming back from 2 week camp at camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, MS Daddy had green fatigues, now they are tan, but did witness convoy coming home several years ago after getting a Krystal burger and of course I stopped , saluted and waved and welcomed troop home but not without a tear.My daddy never left the house without a flag pin on him or a ball cap or whatever. Instead of boutonniere, pall bearers wore one of daddy's many, many, many pins he had and I still have a few after 3-1.2 years. Don't know why I shared this story because my dad came home safe before I was born. Was a Master Sergeant in Guard, but took a demotion not to go back to Korea. Daddy passed of natural causes at age 90. He loved his country, his flag. Had stickers on our old front door, "Land of the Free BECAUSE of the Brave", Just want this family to know their loved one didn't pass in vain and served his country well. And thank you to ALL military out there for serving!!!!! God, please, Bless America!!!

First and foremost thank you to this soldier for laying down his life for this country, The United States of America and the sacrifice of his family. Thank you to Delta for the careful handling of the remains of this soldier, all was done I in such a caring loving manner. Our people and our military are the two greatest assets of this country.

Condolences to the family of this hero.

Thank you so much for recording this video. I wasn't at the airport when my brother came home from Vietnam.

I wasn’t going to watch this but I thought why not this person gave their life so I can enjoy the freedoms I do This is a way I can show my respect

I honor these servicemembers in the only way I can. With honest tears and great respect.

Thank You for posting. As a retiree with 35 years at Delta airlines. I remember those days. 😢

i hope this warrior found peace.

😢😢😢 Thank you! for your service. I pray it will not be in vain with all the craziness going on in America. Why can’t we just all get along!!

I remember pulling funeral detail when I was on Active Duty. We had to receive a soldier to bring the body bact to his hometown in El Paso, Texas. This was one of the most hardest ones I did.

This is heartbreaking Thank you to the solider , the ultimate sacrifice. To the family ,please know our arms are around you to comfort you .

Very heart breaking to watch this. Respect how all was going on to all people there. May his soul rest in peace and the family with much strength of the loss of the loved one. My best wishes from Switzerland

My heartfelt condolences to the family and my deepest gratitude for the service and sacrifice of this soldier. Thank you Delta for bringing him home. 🇺🇸

Thank you for your service sir. god protect and comfort the family

Thank you Delta Airlines. Thank you to the police force - escorting this hero. Forever grateful to this veteran. Condolences to his family.

Rest in Peace. Thank you for your service to our country and protecting our way of life, the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights and those who cannot defend themselves. You will not be forgotten.

It’s small moments and times such as these that we should always remember… if it weren’t for the bravery of a soldier, we may not be enjoying the freedoms that we have today.😢❤🇺🇸

USMarine Corp veteran.my sincere condolences for the entire family. Thank you for your service Bro.

My father was in 🇬🇧 army. My grandfather fought at the Somme. My great uncle died at sea at the hands of a German U-boat. We recognise and honour the ultimate sacrifice that has been made by this soldier and our hearts go out to his family.

Thank you for showing Americans this amazing view. Thank you sir for your service mayu rest in peace 😢❤

Thank you for posting this. God Bless our troops and their families.

Well done with such respect. Welcome home Soldier may you RIP. My condolences to your family, friends and fellow soldiers.

Thank you for the honor shown to this fallen soldier 🇺🇸💔🇺🇸

And U.S. Personnel'Family Serving World Wide We Love You

Thank you for your service. Our freedom is due to your sacrifice.

Final respects, respectfully done. RIP dear soldier and than you for your ultimate sacrifice.

Thank you for posting. Condolences to the Soldier's family.

My deepest condolences to his family and friends. May God rest his soul in peace! 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🇺🇸

Thanks for your service to our country. To the fallen serviceman and the escorts.

You were blessed to bear witness to this and to share it. I thought the audio really diminished the solemnity of the occasion, and it would have been better to cut it out altogether. Nice camera work, though, and thank you.

it's not even 10am here and you are making me cut onions... this was so cool and dignified to watch. Kind of lost it when what looked like mom got to touch the casket.

Never use to care to much about this but, after my dad passed, who served in the USAF, I have huge respect.

I did Funeral Detail when I was in the Army we need to Honor our Fallen Soldiers , no one knows what it’s like unless you have been in our Military to see the Sadness that comes from the Love one’s who have Lost a Loved One.. May this Soldier R.I.P 🇺🇸 🫡

Thank you for posting these sad, poignant scenes as it's always heartbreaking to learn we've lost another hero. Rest easy, soldier.

This is the first time I've ever seen this happen after a fallen soldier comes home. It was beautiful and prayers go out to the family's home's. 🙏 ❤

May this Soldier Forever Rest In Peace, Thank you for your service and sacrifice for our country. Prayers for the Family of this Soldier.

Prayers for this heroes family. Thank you for your service.

So Sad And Emotional When This Situation Happens. To The Family Of This Fallen Soldier And Hero My Utmost Thoughts And Prayers Go Out To The Entire Family. To This Fallen Soldier, Thank You For Your Service, You Have Given The Ultimate Sacrifice. Because Of Service Men & Service Women, We Have Freedom To Live The Way We Do. You Truly Are, An American Hero!!! Thank You!!

RIP to that brave soldier. Thank you for your service!

So sad. Thanks for sharing. I salute him.

This is very honorable

It is so touching to see this, and i am amazed at the respect and honor for each other and for their fallen soldier . i am proud to be an American

Thank you for your service, and may your memory be a blessing!

Thank you for sharing, RIP young man

Thank you and all involved for the respect that they do for our country.

Thank you for your service 🙏

Thank you for your service and sacrifice! My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and your team.

Thank you for sharing. And thank you for your service. RIP sir or ma’am. 😢😢

Much respect, and thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Thank you for your service, RIP

RIP.❤🎉. Thanks for the service . Salute and respect to you and your family.

This is so sad, my heartfelt thanks to this soldier, my thoughts are with his family. May God Bless him and guide his family in healing. The airport should have shown more respect, this soldier paid the ultimate price for our freedom...respect to the fallen is paramount.

So very sorry for your loss. Sending thoughts and prayers to family and friends at such a very sad time. I have tears in my eyes while watching this. Thank you for your service to your Country. May you Rest In Eternal Peace. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😪😪😪😪

Thank you soldier for defending this country so we can have the freedoms we have

Thanks. Brough tears to my eyes.

Thank you for sharing this. It’s a stark and much needed reminder that this could have been any one of many of us.

It was really thoughtful of you to document this. Thank you. And for the police who attended, wow. I am inspired and compelled to do better with my life.

Thank you for sharing this video. Good Bless this fallen military member and their family.

Thank you for filming and sharing.

RIP . Thank you for your service . My condolences to the family 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you for your Service. May you R.I.P.

what a way to start my day. wow #respect #honor welcome home, little brother. i cry of joy to see you home. i cry of joy as i see you return from where you always wanted to go. i cry of joy for the memories we shared. and it is all those great memories that will forever keep me and make us proud of you and for how you so valiantly defended our freedoms. eternal gratitude to you, and love. rest well and in peace. thank you lax. thank you delta. thank you SB.

It's a shame that this kind of respect is only given to the fallen, while our disabled vets are treated like yesterdays trash.

Thank you for your service

I love your message. Thank you for that. My condolences to the family and friends of this fallen soul. My God, watch over you all. My oldest brother was a member of the Coast Guard. May he rest in peace as well.