Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 April 1943 — Page 4

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This is Flight 44. It shortens the distance: between places’ by many hours. It makes possible a trip for busy people who otherwise would not have time to go. * x %

Like this boy in wniform—going home.

Going home, ona furlough for just 30 hours.

Going home, to a piece of Mother's apple .pie...a few hours with Mary... a heart-to-heart talk with Dad. hi

Going home, to sleep in his own bed... fo take ‘a long look at everything he cares about.

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% * ff Tn aT He thinks about these things now... anid he

thinks about the man who, ten minutes ago; gave up his seat in the plane to hitia. i

He remembers that the man Tooked important, and busy-

But the man overheard him say he couldn’t get home at all in 30 hours unless he got on this plane.

And the ‘man had stepped up and asked to be changed to a later flight...and he had said

something about a responsibility to) men in

uniform.

And something about... one of the reasons

we have an America to fight for is because

Americans take time to think about the the other fellow.

“© * x The boy felt warm and good inside. A

. stranger- knew how much it meant to a soldier to be going home.

Going home... maybe for the lst time in'a

long while. ht he a :

Maybe for the last time. ’

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CEE STC TERE

To our boys i in the Armed Forces; leave i is the most precious thing they can have: Maybe they’re only. coming home from camp: Maybe they’re coming back from the hellholes of the Solomons or Africa; Every hour; every minute of that leave means more to them than they can. say: For many of them; with the little time they have; the only way they can get home; the only way they can see their folks again; is to fly: We of

Eustern Air Lines would like to give each one of them an

“unofficial priority.” But we can’t: So we're going to leave it up to you—and we don’t mean that you should stop traveling

by air for the duration: Just continue to make plane reserva

tions—and if your business is important or your trip is urgent; travel as usual: However; if you find. you can take a later

plane and there's a ‘soldier; sailor or marine waiting —who can’t get home and back in time any other way—why not give him your seat?

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