A powerful display of respect unfolded inside a busy North Carolina airport as strangers united to honor a fallen American service member's final journey home.Video shared by the White House and many others on social media shows a large group of travelers gathered along the terminal windows at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, many with their hands over their hearts, during the dignified transfer of a fallen service member on the tarmac below."BEAUTIFUL MOMENT: Hundreds of Americans at Raleigh-Durham International Airport stood in silence to honor a fallen service member as they returned home," the White House wrote Wednesday in a post on Instagram."A grateful nation remembers.
God bless our troops."The moving tribute quickly drew an outpouring of emotional reactions online, with many commenters praising the travelers who paused their own journeys to pay their respects.GOLD STAR WIDOW SAYS 'BLESSINGS ARE INFINITE' AFTER STRANGERS FLOOD HUSBAND'S ARLINGTON GRAVE"God bless and comfort these families.I am so thankful for their service.
The dark will not outshine the light!" one person wrote."There is hope for the USA.God bless our fallen heroes," another commenter added.AS AN ARMY WIDOW, I WILL NEVER FORGET HOW ORDINARY AMERICANS HONORED MY HUSBANDOthers said the tribute left them emotional."This brought me to tears," one person wrote.The United Service Organizations (USO) confirmed to Fox News Digital that its Raleigh-Durham Airport Center Honors Support Team assisted with a dignified transfer at the airport on July 21, but declined to identify the fallen service member.PENTAGON IDENTIFIES ARMY SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION DURING IRAQ OPERATIONTravelers at Raleigh-Durham International Airport stand in silence, many with their hands over their hearts, as a dignified transfer for a fallen U.S.
service member takes place on the tarmac outside.(The White House via Instagram)"Out of respect for the service member, the family, and military notification procedures, we ar...