DearSir: I have thought that this should be brought to the attention of every concerned citizen and I am writing now because it’s time we were heard. Recent events only make the following that much more imperative for action. I am insulted on every occasion when I wish to fly. I am 86 years old, a Veteran of WW II (ETO). I have a clean record and am economically and morally solvent. I owe no one. Especially I owe nothing to any terrorist. Yet, because of him I am humiliated every time I wish to visit my family or visit any other land. I AM PROFILED BECAUSE OF HIM! I will be considered a terrorist until I am cleared through the degrading process at the ‘Security’ Gate. There are millions like me who are held in suspicion until a politically mandated law is satisfied. This law has nothing to do with my safety from the other millions like me but we are all put through the process because it has been determined that certain groups of potentially vicious people will feel humiliated. I will harm no one but I am treated as a liar and the inspectors check me out to prove TO THESELVES that I am not a liar. That is a gross insult to everyone. I try to be humble and reserved in expressing my feelings but we need to be aggressive in doing something about the un-intelligent way that airline customers are insulted. Many millions besides me hate the process that has been consented to that puts all of us under suspicion before we are allowed to use the product we have paid for. To use the product TSA says untrustworthy liar, me…the 84-year-old War Veteran….so you will make no exceptions. So I must prove to you that I really am O.K. I must, after standing in a long, slow-moving line (On our most recent flights we had to go through this 3 times): Empty my pockets of coins, keys, pen, and etc. etc. Take out my billfold that contains Credit Cards Take the hearing aid from my ear Take off my glasses Remove my watch –jewelry Remove my belt buckle Take off my jacket or coat Remove my shoes and walk in my stocking feet to retrieve the above and spend the time to put everything back on or in its place. So, how are you finally, aggressively, going to take action to end this stupidity? Yes, there is a way for creativity to solve the problem: All the airlines will institute a program to have a ONE-TIME SECURITY CHECK. As each passenger purchases a ticket and goes to the airport, he/she will present a Passport, a Drivers License, a Birth Certificate, copy of Military Discharge (if appropriate) and a release letter from a State Office of Law Enforcement. ALL must be presented, as it would be difficult for this many documents to be accurately and convincingly forged. The venue to accomplish this must be well thought out as in initiating it millions will be applying in a short period of time. Presently airline Counter Agents ask for one of the identifications. They could ask to see and would scrutinize all 4 (or 5). A temporary Certificate using the UPC code for the flight would be attached to the Boarding Pass, the passenger would go thru the normal humiliation to get to his/her’s Gate and the Pass/Certificate would collected by the airline. If the passenger meets these requirements and past airline records verify his/her past flight history’s The Airline Industries ONE-TIME SECURITY CHECK Program would issue a non-forgeable, secure card with the passenger’s information and a unique magnetic Identification Strip. Henceforth an airline passenger would present this card at Security for a Security Person to scrutinize and swipe or there could be electronic machine verification at a turnstile monitored by a security person. That’s it. Period. Flying would once more be safe and FUN! 95% of Airline Citizen/ Customers would live in TRUST not Suspicion. Incidentally the other 5% would justifiably be asked to go thru a necessary full security check because they have not proved themselves, by circumstance or choice, to deserve a ONE-TIME SECURITYCHECK There might be a better way to handle issuance of the card as the passenger’s photo might need to be on it. Mail in all documents with a photo to a single Airline to be processed? Have the passenger personally present the documents at an Airline Office? Have local authorities process the in-person application? Whatever way, it should be kept SIMPLE. And most of the work in getting it should be up to the person wanting to put an end to the humiliation. Right now we are all being herded Sheep....how can we continue to act so hopeless?? P.S. Security check for Israel’s El Al involves just a simple interview of each passenger...why is it they always prove themselves smarter than everyone else?? If you agree, sign and forward