Some stinking hippie made the mistake of spitting at my old man in LAX the same year when he returned from his 2nd tour. He (airborne Ranger) 'mopped the floor' with the piece of dirt while security guards counted ceiling tiles.
I was about to do the same that day, but an alert Atlanta cop, fearing an immediate death to said dirt bag, stepped in, slammed him against the wall, looked at me and said, "go ahead sarge, I'll take care of it, I saw what he did." As I walked away, I saw the cop being a little unkind with his "patting down" of said dirt bag against the wall. I felt the cop could get away with more than I could and I had to catch a plane to Germany. But, again that was way back then. Cops now days would get sued.
"Some stinking hippie made the mistake of spitting at my old man in LAX the same year when he returned from his 2nd tour. He (airborne Ranger) 'mopped the floor' with the piece of dirt while security guards counted ceiling tiles."
Good for your old man! I'm proud of him.