I'm typing this from seat 22E—middle seat, coach, somewhere over Tennessee. An hour ago I had seat 3D with the leg room and the extra width. No meal service on this flight (STL to ATL doesn't rate glassware), but still. First class is first class. Then I saw her at the gate. Young woman, late teens or early twenties, Army duffel at her feet. She was heading to Fort Benning to finish her training. When they called for pre-board upgrades, I walked over and asked if she wanted t