Frayed Knot Old-Timey Member Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 Most of the troops traveling out to and in from overseas deployments do so through the international airport in Bangor, Maine ... Who knew? - both about that being the spot used for arriving/departing troops and that Bangor even had an international airport.Anyway, a group of locals - mostly senior citizens, some with military connections but not all - make a point to greet all the troops upon their arrival with a handshake, an expression of thanks, free cell phone use, maybe some chocolates, etc. They've been at it since 2003 and are "on call" 24/7. Phone relays are used to inform each other of incoming flights and tallies are kept of both the number of flights and soldiers greeted since the start.This is a documentary film focusing on that effort and specifically on several in that group.
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