Catherine Banks, a 22-year veteran of the Marines, was onboard the Delta flight at San Francisco International Airport to visit family on Oct. 16, when she wore her dark gray outfit and sat in her extra-legroom seat she paid extra. “Do Not Give In To The War Within. End Veteran Suicide,” Banks’ shirt read.

A woman flying out of San Francisco International Airport was allegedly asked to deplane and change her shirt — which read 'End veteran suicide'

The founder of a company dedicated to ending veteran suicides slammed Delta Airlines’ behavior as “appalling” Friday for forcing a Marine to remove her T-shirt that sported their slogan. Korey Shaffer offered to cover Catherine Banks’ airfare Saturday — proclaiming that she “deserved better” for enduring the humiliating incident.

Catherine Banks was supposed to fly out of San Francisco, but instead she was forced off the plane by a flight attendant.