Thanks Glad, I hope this goes Viral as they say and I also hope Spirit Airlines goes out of business because of their greed.

- Peter Forbes, Veterans of the Vietnam War

Forbes said his 70,000-member, Pennsylvania-based organization fired off a letter to the Fort Lauderdale-based carrier, calling on it to reverse its decision.

"What would have happened if this patriotic American said “no” when called to serve his country? Life at Spirit Airlines might never happened," the letter obtained by FoxNews.com reads.

“We’re happy to look at [letters in support of Meekins]; however, we are standing by our decision not to provide the refund,” Spirit spokeswoman Misty Pinson told FoxNews.com.

Forbes said his office was fielding calls from outraged veterans in support of Meekins early Tuesday.

“It’s in the spirit of what they should be doing,” Forbes said. “Spirit Airlines should have some honor for veterans. Give him a break, for God’s save. Have a bit of love for your country and for patriotism.”

Picking a fight with Meekins is a bad idea, said Army veteran Mike Saunders, deputy legislative director for The Retired Enlisted Association, which fights to ensure veterans get the health and welfare entitlements promised them.

"As this becomes well-known in the veterans community, there could be a big backlash against Spirit Airlines," said Saunders. "They feel like they gave up a lot, they went and served in Vietnam during their youth, and a little bit compassion on the back end seems only right."

Meekins protested near the airline’s ticket counter at Tampa International Airport last month and was joined by other veterans, including one who voiced the potential of a boycott.

"We've got 3 million Legionnaires, and when you take into account all veterans, you're talking 10 million people,” said Bill Hamlin, commander of American Legion Post 5 in Tampa. “Can Spirit Airlines really afford the negative publicity and the possible boycott of at least 10 million veterans?”

The 180,000-member AMVETS is in the foxhole with Meekins, too.

"AMVETS supports Mr. Meekins, and we view this episode as an opportunity for Spirit Airlines to demonstrate common sense and good corporate citizenship by reviewing its refund policy in light of the circumstances surrounding the request of Meekins, a terminally ill Marine Corps veteran," AMVETS spokesman Jay Agg wrote FoxNews.com in an email.

The airline insists that making an exception would force the cost of providing refunds on to other customers. Pinson noted customers have the option of buying travel insurance, which could help them get their money back, an option Meekins apparently did not choose.

The airline, which has angered consumer groups with its pioneering charges for carry-on baggage and $5 fee for having a boarding pass printed at the airport, claim the no-refunds approach allows the airline to pass savings on to customers.

Is this not the most disgusting example of Corporate Greed you have ever seen???? I trust you all will do what you think is right.

Thank you
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OK Folks, I am MAD!!!!!! In case you haven't seen this in the news I will show it here in its entirety. If this doesn't P*** you off then nothing will. Being a Veteran myself and a Marine I am taking this very personally. Normally I would just post the link but I want everyone to read this and then tell all your friends and neighbors and complete strangers what kind of dishonorable company Spirit Airlines is.

Vets mull boycott of Spirit Airlines after dying ex-Marine denied refund

Spirit Airlines is finding out that if you take on one old soldier, you can end up facing an army.

Veterans groups around the nation are rallying to the side of dying Vietnam veteran and ex-Marine Jerry Meekins, 76, of Clearwater, Fla., following the airline’s refusal to refund him $197 for a ticket after the doctor treating him for terminal esophageal cancer told him not to fly. Meekins told FoxNews.com he's received "hundreds of calls" from veterans nationwide who are as mad at Spirit as he is.

“The response from most veterans is that they’re going to boycott Spirit Airlines,” Meekins told FoxNews.com. “We’re talking 6 or 7 million people.”

Military men and women, who live the credo of taking care of their own, can't believe an airline would turn its back on someone who had sacrificed so much. Meekins said Spirit denied his request even though he provided a note from his physician and his prepaid funeral service to the airline.

“They’ve got no humanity, they’ve got no patriotism,” Peter Forbes, president of the Veterans of the Vietnam War and the Veterans Coalition, told FoxNews.com. “[Meekins] deserves a little bit better treatment … Give him a hand up and not a handout, he’s not asking for much at all.”

Spirit has a hard-and-fast "no refund" rule for customers who don't pay extra for insurance, and while company officials expressed sympathy for Meekins, they refuse to make an exception in his case. The ex-cop had hoped to fly to Atlantic City to see his daughter, who is undergoing an operation, but was grounded by his doctor -- then denied by Spirit. Meekins made it up by land, and was with his daughter Tuesday - no thanks to the notoriously tight-fisted airline. Meekins would've liked to have put the ticket money into his gas tank for the two-day drive north.

In addition to ticking off veterans everywhere, his plight has given a shot in the arm to the “Boycott Spirit Airlines” Facebook page.

“They’ve got no humanity, they’ve got no patriotism.”

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It's emblematic of a corrupt administration and party leaders. If things don't go their way with SCOTUS, invent a law to go around that decision. If they have a cause then appoint a Czar that doesn't have to have Congressional approval. If you can't get a piece of legislation passed the use an Executive Order to by pass Congress. If you have an enemy then turn your Racist Attorney General loose on them. If you hate the Military cut their budget and if you hate America drive up the National Debt and drive the country into bankruptcy. All well planed assaults by the Progressives, Socialists and Communists that infest our government. If Joe McCarthy was alive today he wouldn't even know where to start. They live by obscure Polls that favor themselves, well here is a Poll they can look at. I have 0% Trust in the current Administration and 100% Disgust for them. At the least the Obama Administration is guilty of Sedition and although they don't fall into the exact category of Traitor their actions show they are still guilty. I am amazed that some people will not take the time to vote because they think it is unimportant or a waste of time. That's one of the reasons we have the ineptitude leading the country now. November can not come to soon, we will at least know then if we will survive as a country.

Hi all, here is something to make your blood boil. Seems our government wantonly disregards the 2nd Amendment whenever they feel like it. Be sure there are no objects close by that you may throw after you watch this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=7SGWH3kirzg&...

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Ok folks, here we go!!! If this doesn't fry your bacon to the point it burns then nothing will. Our Great Elected Leaders, Obumer, the Democrats AND the Republicans just flushed all of us down the toilet. If you haven't heard about what they sneaked past all of us watch this video. Warning!!!!! Put away any objects close by that can be thrown and send the kids outside so they don't hear what you will start yelling. This truly is one of those read em and weep!!!
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=7SGWH3kirzg&...

I didn't say anything about having fears, but by the same token if a fighter is stupid and leads with his jaw he will end up having his @$$ kicked. We have to be smart about it if we are to beat this turncoat. "kill them w/ kindness"??? who said anything about that? Yes he did go after Newt and Rick ruthlessly as they did to him. All part of the game if your in it to win it. As I have said Romney wasn't my choice but he is the only one who will run against obumer. It is now academic, you and everyone else will have two choices. Obumer or Romney. Any other discussion that isn't about the failed policies of obumer is wasted breath, the time of criticizing Romney is over now too. Concentrate ALL your efforts against the Traitor.

Luis, Allen West is a fine man and a patriot and a fellow veteran. The problem with Allen is that he was forced to resign his commission in the Army for violating the U.C.M.J. (Uniform Code of Military Justice) for firing his pistol next the the head of a prisoner to get needed intelligence and then threatening to shoot him in the head to save his mens lives on a upcoming mission. I have no problem with what he did at all BUT the Lame Stream Media would have a feeding frenzy talking about it every time he spoke. Nikki Haley is a Tea Party favorite and so far a solid conservative. Having her on the ticket would also bring many of the needed Women's votes that Romney needs. Newt, Rick and yes Ron all need to drop out of the race and spend their time and effort spelling out the failures of the current administration. Defeating the Imposter in Chief HAS to be everyone's main focus. It's the old voting for the lesser of two Evils, but this time the choice is very clear.

The same people who load the groceries they bought with their food stamps into their new SUV. Social Security would be solvent today if it wasn't included in the federal budget. All that is the SS account is IOU's from a government that is broke. Keep the people broke so they depend on the government. Keep the people divided by income and push class warfare. Keep the people divided by racial strife to keep some in the liberal sheep pen. That is the liberal strategy for keeping power and why not, it has worked for years. America is being led down the road of destruction and half the people are to stupid or selfish to give a damn. Don't blame those who have worked all their lives for collecting their SS, blame those who collect that never put any money into it. The best way to live the good life for a retiree is to give up their citizenship, move to another country and then illegally re-enter the US. As an illegal alien you will be then eligible for free health care, free housing, free food, free money, free cell phones and free from taxes. Such a deal.

It has to be Hobbes, the destiny of America depends on removing the Imposter in Chief from his seat of power and returning that power back to the people where it rightly belongs.