Marine veteran’s fury after airport security confiscates his keepsake pendant made from a hollowed out ammunition cartridge
- Aaron Bradley, 43, wore pendant at Reagan National Airport, Washington
- The veteran, from Eagan, told engraved necklace looked looked like a ‘simulator’
- The TSA has now said it will return the item after it was put in a ‘prohibited bin’
An Iraqi veteran ex-Marine was left furious after a hollowed-out ammo cartridge pendant that was a gift from his girlfriend was confiscated by TSA.
Aaron Bradley, 43, was walking through security in Reagan National Airport in Washington when he was told the engraved necklace, which had a love letter hidden inside, was not allowed.
Mr Bradley, who has done tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, pleaded to keep the one-of-a-kind pendant but was told it resembled a ‘simulator’, according to the Star Tribune.
Aaron Bradley (pictured), 43, was walking through security in Reagan National Airport in Washington when he was told the engraved necklace, which had a love letter hidden inside, was not allowed.
He told the newspaper: ‘It was 100 per cent approved by the TSA. There is nothing that would warrant what happened. There needs to be repercussions.’
Mr Bradley, from Eagan, Minnesota, says the necklace was not previously confiscated when he wore it through airport security in Minneapolis on a trip to see his military friends.
Mr Bradley was forced to watch a supervisor throw the pendant away, according to the publication.
He said: ‘She said, ‘You can file a complaint,’ and she handed me a card. She didn’t care… The necklace was near and dear to my heart.’
The pendant, which was a Christmas gift from a girlfriend, had a love letter hidden inside (pictured is one similar)
Mr Bradley was forced to watch a supervisor throw the pendant away (stock photo)
The pendant, which was a Christmas gift from a girlfriend, was engraved with the Marines emblem.
His girlfriend Janelle Verke said she was considering contacting an attorney, telling the publication: ‘There needs to be accountability.’
The TSA told the publication that they had made arrangements to return the item after it was placed in a ‘prohibited bin’.
A spokesperson said: ‘In general, real and replica ammunition is not permitted past checkpoints’.