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This undated file photo provided by the Fort Hood, Texas Press Center shows U.S. Army Sgt. John W. Perry of Stockton, Calif. Stewart Perry, the father of a soldier recently killed in Afghanistan says he felt disrespected and hurt by passengers who booed him and his family when they were on a flight that was running late to meet his son's remains and passengers were asked to remain seated so they could deplane first. Perry's son, 30-year-old Sgt. John Perry, of Stockton, California, died of injuries inflicted by an improvised explosive device attack Nov. 12, 2016, inside Bagram Airfield. (Department of Defense via AP, File) **FILE**
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