Alaska Airlines Adds Fallen Soldier Cart At PDX
Category: State News
(Portland, OR) -- Alaska Airlines Maintenance and Engineering employees have built a Fallen Soldier Cart for use at Portland International Airport. It will be used to transport the remains of fallen service members to and from aircraft. The interior has a rendering of the State of Oregon with the state seal and a plaque with the Portland skyline. The exterior is blue with the PDX airport code and American Flag curtains. Emblems representing all six branches of the Armed Forces are on the back of the car. This is the second cart stationed at the airport.



