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Thursday, November 29, 2007 Ken Schram: Someone should
be fired By Ken Schram KOMO-TV Ch 4 (ABC), Seattle (WA) I don't think
things can get more screwed up with airport security. This isn't about how investigators were able to smuggle
liquid explosives and detonators past TSA screeners earlier this year. It's about the atrocious treatment endured by some Fort
Lewis soldiers who were escorting the remains of a colleague home to Virginia
earlier this month. Brief background: On the tarmac, an honor guard had been
formed by Port of Seattle Police, airport fire and rescue and military personnel
as the soldier's body was placed on the plane. A police officer then took the escort soldiers up to
security. The TSA screener checked everyone's ID, including the
police officer, and then had the soldiers go through the metal detectors. Their combat ribbons and medals set off the alarms. So what does the TSA screener do? He has the soldiers strip off their uniforms - in front
of everyone - down to their tee shirts, pants and socks. Will someone please tell me what the hell is wrong with
these people? How does some inept, insensitive idiot with the IQ of
room temperature even get a TSA job? That TSA screener should have his ass fired. And those soldiers deserve at least an apology. Click or paste the link to view the video: Fort Lewis soldiers serving as an honor guard
at Sea-Tac Airport for a fallen colleague were forced by a TSA screener to
strip off their uniforms when their combat ribbons and medals set off the
alarms. http://www.komotv.com/features/kenschram/11929911.html?video=YHI&t=a |