The Flight Deck

 For years there have been large groups of volunteers at the Bangor International Airport (BIA) to greet our troops as they leave or return.  With the start of the war in Afghanistan, the volunteers increased their numbers dramatically to ensure that every plane – no matter what time of day it departed or arrived – would be greeted warmly with handshakes, hugs and homebaked goodies & free cell phones.  Over the years the volunteers estimate that they have greeted over 400,000 troops – ensuring that these brave men and women receive the proper send off or homecoming.

All that has changed in the past month, thanx to the vendors at BIA and the airport’s assistant director, Tony Caruso. BIA has banned the distribution of the homebaked goodies:

 “When certain foods are not properly handled, there’s potential for food borne illness, and that’s something we want to try to avoid.”

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