{"id":36064,"date":"2024-10-21T15:29:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/10\/21\/marine-corps-veteran-allegedly-kicked-off-flight-for-her-t-shirt\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:15:05","slug":"marine-corps-veteran-allegedly-kicked-off-flight-for-her-t-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2024\/10\/21\/marine-corps-veteran-allegedly-kicked-off-flight-for-her-t-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Corps veteran allegedly kicked off flight for her T-shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Editor\u2019s note: This report has been updated with a comment from Delta.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Marine Corps veteran alleges she was booted from a Delta flight last week for wearing a shirt calling for an end to veteran suicide, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/san-francisco\/bay-area-veteran-asked-to-deplane-delta-flight-due-to-threatening-shirt\/3683328\/\" target=\"_blank\">multiple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/travel\/article\/sfo-passenger-deplaned-delta-flight-due-to-shirt-19847128.php\" target=\"_blank\">media reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catherine Banks told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/san-francisco\/bay-area-veteran-asked-to-deplane-delta-flight-due-to-threatening-shirt\/3683328\/\" target=\"_blank\">NBC Bay Area<\/a> that the incident occurred Wednesday as she wore a shirt that read, \u201cDo not give in to the war within. End veteran suicide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"315\" height=\"560\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IkRBw4U5ANg\"\ntitle=\"YouTube video player\"\nframeborder=\"0\"\nallow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\nallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Banks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/san-francisco\/bay-area-veteran-asked-to-deplane-delta-flight-due-to-threatening-shirt\/3683328\/\" target=\"_blank\">told NBC<\/a> that she was attempting to fly out of San Francisco International Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA male flight attendant was saying, \u2018Ma\u2019am, ma\u2019am.\u2019 I looked around, like, \u2018Who was he talking to?\u2019 And it was me. He said, \u2018You need to get off the plane,\u2019 and I was like, \u2018What did I do?\u2019\u201d Banks said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/san-francisco\/bay-area-veteran-asked-to-deplane-delta-flight-due-to-threatening-shirt\/3683328\/\" target=\"_blank\">according to NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Banks could not be reached for comment Monday, but NBC reported that she learned why she was booted from the plane while on the jet bridge by a flight attendant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe said that shirt you\u2019re wearing is threatening,\u201d Banks said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/san-francisco\/bay-area-veteran-asked-to-deplane-delta-flight-due-to-threatening-shirt\/3683328\/\" target=\"_blank\">according to NBC<\/a>. \u201cI said, \u2018Are you kidding me? I\u2019m a Marine Corps vet. I\u2019m going to see my Marine sister. I\u2019ve been in the Marine Corps for 22 years and worked for the Air Force for 15 years. I\u2019m going to visit her.\u2019 He said, \u2018I don\u2019t care about your service, and I don\u2019t care about her service. 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mid-flight<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Two soldiers helped a plane land safely after a man onboard attempted to open the exit doors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Banks told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/san-francisco\/bay-area-veteran-asked-to-deplane-delta-flight-due-to-threatening-shirt\/3683328\/\" target=\"_blank\">NBC<\/a> that Delta eventually let her get back on her flight, but that she had to sit in the back and missed a connection because of the delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Delta said in a statement to Marine Corps Times Monday that the matter had been resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe appreciate [Banks\u2019] patience as we continued to work to understand what occurred during this event,\u201d Delta said. \u201cMost importantly, we are thankful for her service to our country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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