Flight attendants’ sweet gesture to Vietnam War veteran goes viral

The story of a flight attendant’s sweet gesture on a Vietnam War veteran has gone viral, bringing social media users to tears.

A daughter’s touching post about her disabled father’s experience on a recent flight has gone viral on social media.

Beth Lynn took to Facebook to share her dad’s experience on the Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville to New York on Saturday.

She explained that her dad, an American veteran who served in the Vietnam War, was “100 per cent disabled” and suffered from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which made air travel difficult.

“There have been times we have retrieved him from flights where he has been infuriated and inconsolable from actions of (aeroplane) staff,” Ms Lynn wrote.

“His experience on flight 0814 was the complete opposite.

“Upon seeing his Vietnam Veterans hat, the team thanked him for his service. They did not stop there, there went above and beyond to show my father respect, compassion and American pride.

“One flight attendant in particular went as far as asking him questions and looking at photographs with him during the flight.”

Ms Lynn, who shared her story on the Southwest Airlines Facebook page, went on to praise the Dallas-based airline for its excellent cabin crew.

“During the times of unrest our country is experiencing, I felt it important to point out such wonderful acts of patriotism and true American spirit,” she said.

“Southwest should be proud of their employees. Thank you for making a veteran feel special.”

Ms Lynn also posted a photo of her dad appearing happy on the flight, wearing a crown made from snack packets.

Ms Lynn’s dad was treated with compassion by cabin crew on the Southwest Airlines flight.

The heartfelt post was shared on the Passenger Shaming page on Instagram, which normally pokes fun at the questionable antics of plane passengers, but said it wanted to include the positive post “because we could all use some good stuff right now”.

The post triggered a wave of positive responses from followers, with many admitting the story and photo had brought them to tears.

“You can see the pride of his crown in his eyes,” one person said.

Another wrote: “The story was enough but that picture. My heart. So sweet.”

“This is the sweetest thing ever,” another person said.