2002-01 Medal Of Honor Fails to Impress Airline Security

2002-01 \airport security\US military http://www.homeofheroes.com/news/archives/2002_0100_foss.html Medal Of Honor Fails to Impress Airline Security "I kept explaining that it was the highest medal you can receive from the military in this country, but nobody listened," said 86-year-old retired Marine Corps General Joseph J. Foss, former South Dakota governor and past president of the National Rifle Association.  "'I kept explaining that it was the highest medal you can receive from the military in this country, but nobody listened,' he said. Gen. Foss, an 86-year-old former South Dakota governor whose resume also includes stints as president of the National Rifle Association and as commissioner of the old American Football League, said he was 'hassled' about the medal by two separate security crews at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. He was trying to board an America West airliner January 11 to attend an NRA meeting in Arlington."   