Syracuse Airport making room for military travelers

Military travelers get room at New York airport
By WILLIAM KATES
The Associated Press
Tuesday, July 15, 2008; 4:29 AM

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Weary soldiers traveling through Syracuse's airport will soon have a special room to pass the time while waiting for rides and flights _ thanks to some local veterans.

Hancock International Airport officials will establish a special hospitality room at the airport, which is frequently used by soldiers from the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division who are stationed 75 miles to the north at Fort Drum.

"These guys put their lives on the line, and they sometimes find themselves stuck here for hours and hours, with nothing to do, no place to go. We just didn't think that's how our military men and women should be treated," said Loren Davies, a former Marine who spent nearly nine years working at the airport.


The "Gregory J. Harris Military Courtesy Room " _ named to honor a Marine listed as missing in action in Vietnam _ will open July 29.
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