I saw an add that said that vets eat free today on Veterans Day. I thought that was a good piece of business. I plan on taking my son out there today for lunch. Yes, it is a good marketing idea and yes it is a nice thing to do at the same time. My thanks to all the vets and to Applebee’s: http://www.freep.com/article/20091106/FEATURES02/91106059/1322/Applebees-restaurants-to-honor-veterans
I thought about going but figured the line would be around the block. Lots of vets in Roseburg.
Gary
Gary, my son and I actually went but like you said the line was too long for me to save $5 or 6 bucks so we went to another place. I thought it was nice of Applebee’s to do something for vetrans but I passed on waiting in line too.
What you guys forget how to stand in line? It would have probably been better than what I stood in line for at Ft. Polk in late 1969. Last guys in line didn’t get a lot to eat, I always figured the mess sargeant was a little crooked.
It was nice of Applebee’s and I hope it is good for their business.
Wasn’t any better 14 years later at Ft. Dix, N.J. :lol:
Outback Steak House and Krispy Kreme offered the same thing as Applebee’s.
Proud of all of them!
The line I stood in at Ft. Polk was in 1966. It was a long line and it was for lunch after a long flight, and our first meal in the military. There was an angry black fellow serving macaroni and cheese and I could hardly wait to eat. I looked at the food and said, “boy that looks good.” He responded very loud, “what do you mean BOY.” That was my first introduction to racism in the south. What was heard by that fellow was not at all what I had intended. But, it seems that the word boy had turned into a bad word. I did my time in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi & Georgia. I’d love to go back one day and see what has changed.
Sorry for rambling.
joe,
everything has changed here. the news media would like everyone to think it hasnt though. where were you in mississippi? im right outside of jackson. come on down and bring your fly rods!
nighthawk, In 1982 I was in the mess line at FT Dix NJ, hit it and get it kinda meal, done and out…lol
then on from there to other assorted places during my stay with Uncle Sam…
Wednesday, at Stillwater MN, I attend the Observacnce for Vetern’s Day.
Many veterans are not aware, that they are allowed to salute other veterans, and salute the flag at any public ceremony.
Prayers were said at the observance on Veterans Day, speeches where given, many speakers trying to convey just what is Veterans Day, and how it differs from Memorial Day.
Then an elderly women spoke, and explaine to me, through a poem what it means to be a veteran!
Mommy, What is a Veteran?
by Linda Ellis
Mommy, what is a veteran?"
My child asked in an innocent way.
“And could you please explain to me
why we have a Veteran?s Day?”
My mind searched for the adjectives
that might help me clarify
those people, who for their country,
have looked death in the eye.
I quickly grabbed the dictionary
to see what Webster may have used,
but “one who served in the armed forces,”
were not the words that I would choose.
But, how do you describe a veteran –
soldiers you have never met,
those you?ll never know the names of
and yet?never will forget?
How do you describe a veteran?
How do you convey a definition
for those who brought this country?s dreams
to their ultimate fruition?
How do you describe a veteran?
Strangers who fought for you.
Men and women who risked their lives
for people they never knew?
How do you describe a veteran
and the sacrifices they made
so that you and your children?s children
could live free?and unafraid?
How do you describe a veteran
for a child?s sake?
You say “A veteran is a person to whom
we owe every breath we take.”
~Parnelli
Platoon Sergeant
U.S. Army, Retired, 1968-1995
To all who have answered their nations call to duty, and left home and family, and wore the unifrom of the U.S. Military! "Thank You for your Service and Dedication!