It isn’t strange to have someone buy you lunch. But I don’t think many of us have treated someone to lunch on this level.

Those who serve in the military can work up quite the appetite – and there aren’t many meal options when you’re deployed on the field. You’ve got to make do with what the cafeteria has or whatever snacks you’ve brought.

It’d sure be nice for someone to buy them lunch during times like these, right?

Denny Kukich recounts the time he bought lunch for a special group of people on a plane.

As Kukich prepared to relax for his flight, a dozen other passengers boarded. They were soldiers.

One sat not too far from Denny, so he decided to strike up a conversation.

He asked the soldier where he was headed.

“Petawawa,” the soldier replied.

“We’ll be there for two weeks for special training, and then we’re being deployed to Afghanistan.”

An hour would go by before the men would hear an announcement on the flight. Sack lunches were available for 5 dollars, the speakers announced. Denny felt like a bite to eat was a good idea. Ready to shell out the 5 dollars, he reached out for his wallet when he overheard something from the soldiers.

Two of the soldiers were discussing whether they’d get some food for themselves. One asked the other if he planned to buy some lunch.

“No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch. Probably wouldn’t be worth five bucks. I’ll wait till we get to base.”

Denny scanned the plane to see none of the soldiers were buying the sack lunches.

Knowing the length of the trip and the sacrifice they were making for their country, Denny already knew what he’d be doing next. To the back of the plane he went, with fifty dollars in his hand.

He gave the bill to the flight attendant and told her to bring those men some food.

The flight attendant was touched by the gesture.

With tears in her eyes and a firm grasp on Denny’s arm, she told him, ‘My son was a soldier in Iraq; it’s almost like you are doing it for him.”

The flight attendant went to the back to gather the lunches and re-emerged with the food, distributing the sack lunches to the soldiers on board. What Denny wasn’t expecting was for her to come back to his seat and ask “Which do you like best – beef or chicken?”.

Not knowing why she was asking, Denny answered “chicken” anyway. Next thing he knew, the flight attendant was heading his way with a plate from first class. She handed him the meal and told him it was a thank-you for his kind gesture.

Apparently the soldiers were aware of what Denny had done for them too.

As he got up for the restroom, he was stopped on the way by another man on the flight.

“I saw what you did. I want to be part of it. Here, take this,” the man told him as he handed Denny twenty-five dollars.

Just as he got back to his seat, Denny then saw the captain coming out of the cabin. Scanning the seat numbers, he seemed to be looking for someone.

Once he reached Denny’s seat, he reached out his hand.

“I want to shake your hand,” the pilot told him.

‘I was a soldier and I was a military pilot.

“Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I never forgot,” the pilot told him.

The other passengers gave a small round of applause, much to Denny’s slight embarrassment.

Later, two more passengers slipped him some cash.

Once they landed, the soldiers prepared to leave for their base. As if he hadn’t done enough, Denny then took the money he was given and handed it over to them.

‘”It will take you some time to reach the base… It will be about time for a sandwich. God Bless You.”

The average age of an active soldier is just over 27. Knowing their young age almost makes you appreciate the sacrifice they’re making more.

When someone’s willing to give their life for their country, giving them lunch can feel like the least you can do.

At least he made things a bit brighter for those 10 men he met on the flight.

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