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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 08:41 am:

from the Ether:

Each year businesses honor veterans and servicemembers, as well as their families, with Veterans Day discounts on goods, services, and dining.

Keep in mind that most businesses require proof of military service, which can include a VA Universal Access Card, Military I.D., DD-214 (Discharge Papers), Veterans Service Organization Card (VSO's include groups like the VFW, DAV, AmVets, MOAA, FRA, and the American Legion), or in some cases businesses will accept a picture of the veteran in uniform.

The following is a list of 2012 Veteran and military discounts, Buy One Get One (BOGO) offerings, and this year's offerings even include some honest-to-goodness free meals:

Note: Not all franchise locations participate in their national chain's Veterans Day programs -- be sure contact your nearest establishment to make sure they are participating.

Offerings:

7-Eleven – Offers will be offering veterans and servicemembers a free small slurpee on Sunday Nov. 11, 2012.

Applebees - All Veterans and active duty military eat free from a limited menu at Applebee's on Veterans Day (Nov. 11).

BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse – On Monday, November 11, 2012 BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse will offer veterans and servicemembers will be able to get a free lunch entree or a one-topping mini or individual pizza.

Chili's – Veterans and active duty dine for free from a special limited seven-item menu from 11am – 5pm on Veterans Day.

Famous Dave's — Free or discounted meals on Veterans Day. Offer varies by location.

Golden Corral – Golden Corral Restaurants' Military Appreciation Monday free dinner will be available on Monday November 12, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Military retirees, Veterans, active duty, National Guard and Reserves are all welcome.

hOOters – All Veterans and active duty get 10 Free Boneless Wings with the purchase of a drink.

Krispy Kreme – All active-duty, retirees & Veterans get a free doughnut and small coffee on Veterans Day. Be sure to call ahead to verify your local Krispy Kreme is participating.

Little Caesars® Pizza – Little Caesars will honor members – past and present – of the armed forces on Monday Nov. 12, 2012, by providing veterans and active military members with a free Crazy Bread® with proof of military status or proof of service at participating stores nationwide.

Lone Star Steakhouse – On Monday, 11/12/2012, all veterans and active duty military will receive a FREE entrée from our Stars & Stripes Menu. See your local restaurant for details. Be sure to call ahead to verify local participation. Be sure to call ahead to verify local participation.

Max and Erma's – On Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11, participating Max & Erma's locations are saluting veterans and active military personnel with a free Best Cheeseburger in America Combo.

McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants – On November 13, participating McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants offer a complimentary entree to vets from a special menu on a space available basis, online reservations are highly recommended. Be sure to contact your local McCormick & Schmick's to ensure they are participating.

O'Charley's – O’Charley’s will thank veterans and active duty military personnel, celebrating their service, by providing them with a complimentary meal on Monday, November 12. With their military I.D. or other proof of service, servicemen and women will receive their choices of meal from the O’Charley’s “$9.99er” menu.

Outback Steakhouse – The week of November 11th- 12th, Outback will be offering Veterans and servicemembers a Free Bloomin' Onion and Cocoa-Cola product (non-alcoholic) beverage. In addition, Outback is offering all military servicemembers and veterans who present a proper ID* or a photo in uniform, will receive a 10% discount off their entire guest check.

Sizzler Steak House – Veterans and servicemembers can get a free lunch on Monday Nov. 12, 2012 until 4:00pm. The limited menu includes 3 entrees – 6 oz. Steak, Malibu Chicken, or a Half Dozen Fried Shrimp.

Subway Restaurants – For Veteran's Day, Subway will be offering free six inch sub or flatbread to military Veterans. Please call ahead to verify your local Subway franchise is participating.

T.G.I. Friday's – Veterans and Servicemembers can get a free lunch on Monday Nov. 12, 2012. Contact your nearest location for more details on their Veterans Day offer.

The Olive Garden – Veterans and servicemembers can get a free entrée choice from a special menu. The entrée choices include garlic bread sticks and choice of soup or salad. The offer is good on Sunday Nov. 11, 2012 at locations in both US and Canada.

Texas Roadhouse – Texas Roadhouse locations – nationwide – will offer veterans a free lunch on Monday Nov. 12, 2012. Choose from one of 10 free meals, plus sides and a drink. Offer good for ALL veterans – including all active, retired or former U.S. military.

UNO Chicago Grill – Veterans and active military members can get a free entrée or individual pizza with the purchase of an entrée or pizza of equal or greater value. This offer is good from Sunday, November 11 through Monday, November 12. Military ID or proof of service is required, but no coupon is needed.

Veterans Day Travel and Recreation:

Aqua Hotels & Resorts – 10% off for veterans.

Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort – Active and retired military receive special rates and discounts on golf and amenities from November 8 - 11, including resort hotel room discounts, discounts off golf packages, and discounts on beach and umbrella rentals.



Veterans Day Retailer Offerings:

AARP Driver Safety – Get a free AARP Driver Safety classroom course or 50% off an online course.

Home Depot – Offers a 10 percent discount to all Veterans during Veterans Day, Memorial Day and Independence Day. Home Depot offers the 10 percent discount year round to for active duty and retirees.

Lowe's – All Veterans receive the 10-percent discount on Veteran's Day, Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. The offer is available in stores only and is limited to in-stock and special-order purchases of up to $5,000.

Steve Madden - The shoe seller is doubling its everyday military discount for servicemembers on Veterans Day, for a total 30 percent off all regular-priced merchandise. Bring a form of military identification (past or present) to a Steve Madden store.

Other Freebies:

National Parks – Veterans Day weekend (November 10-12) Veterans will be invited to visit over 100 National Parks for free.

Year-Round Veterans Discounts:

Foot Locker – Veterans, Servicemembers (Active, Guard, and Reserve), and their immediate families with a Foot Locker Veterans Advantage Card receive a 20 percent discount every day of the year. That offer is good both online and at any store location, including Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Footaction and Champs Sports — even on sale items.

Home Depot – Offers a 10 percent discount (up to a $500 maximum) to all active military, reserve, retired or disabled Veterans and their family members with a valid military ID. All other Veterans qualify for a 10 percent discount during Veterans Day, Memorial Day and Independence Day.

Lowe's – Lowe's offers a year-round 10 percent discount offer for all active duty, National Guard and Reserve, retirees and disabled Servicemembers and their immediate families. All other Veterans receive the 10-percent discount on Veteran's Day, Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. The discount is available on in-stock and special-order purchases of up to $5,000. The offer can't be used on sales at Lowes.com, on previous sales or on sales of services or gift cards. You must present a valid military I.D. card to receive the discount.
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It doesn't say they accept dogtags...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dick Lodge - St Louis MO on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 08:52 am:

These folks have locations in St. Louis (their home base), Kansas City, Denver and Cleveland.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Garrison on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 09:40 am:

Thank you Ralph and Dick. Your information will come in handy when I go to a classmates funeral in my hometown on Sunday. I still can't believe I'd go to Nam for another year just to get free meals once a year but, seeing as I did go to Nam for a year, I'll take advantage of their generosity.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 11:23 am:

I must be nuts. My views are so different from so many others. I'm an Air Force Vet. Enlisted in '69. No great patriotic fever. Just a family history of service. I don't feel the need, say at a concert when they play all the service theme songs, to stand at the Air Force Hymn. People that know I served ask why. I don't need your thanks. (I know how that sounds). I did what I felt I needed to do. That's all. Back when Viet Nam vets were scorned I used to say I evaded the draft by enlisting. Used to go over like a fart in church with friends that signed up for useless courses in college to stay clear of Uncle but that's their business. Do your job. Move on. Just thank your God there's people that go today when they don't have to.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 12:08 pm:

This is the "Holiday" I've always loved to hate. Banksters and govt employees get the day off, while we vets in the private sector just work another day.

If it were truly Veterans Day, wouldn't it make more sense if only vets get the day off? Back when it was Armistice Day, it made more sense as a national holiday.

rdr


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary H. White - Sheridan, MI on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 04:19 pm:

Charlie B, I feel some what like you do. I got more out of the service than I realized at the time. 7 months technical training, several visits to various countries, 2 years stationed in the Med., experiances at sea that few ever see, post service help with college, and most of all maturity. After a couple years in the military, stay at home buddies seemed like they were still in high school. Thanks are nice but save them for the combat vets. Not necessary for me. Luckily we were not at war during my enlistment.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Garrison on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 05:06 pm:

I have no problem telling people I'm a combat vet. When I'm telling them it's usually because they ask. It helps me to not hold the anger inside and use silence as a way to hide what I feel. Every individual veteran handles their feelings differently. I take a handful of pills every night and morning that are suppose to keep me playing on an even playing field. I'm into the mental health unit every 3 to 6 months to make them aware of how things are going and to have my Rx changed or renewed if needed. The fact people treated us like crap when we came home from Nam makes me more adamant of going out and telling people about my experiences. I had a classmate tell me a few weeks back that she was sorry for treating me like dirt during a bus ride from Minneapolis to Grand Rapids MN back in 1971. She had tears in her eyes and I didn't even know she remembered the incident. Her excuse was she did it because everyone else at the University of Minnesota was doing it. She didn't want the rest of the students she was sitting with to think she didn't have the courage. I remembered the incident and all I could tell her was it was water under the bridge. What she did, didn't take away my anger. I wasn't immediately able to stop taking those damn anti-depressant/anti-anxiety drugs. But I made a friend. And in the long run it helps. I'm not proud of my PTSD, but I don't try to hide it either. The thing I don't like are questions about whether I ever killed anyone, or did I ever kill a baby and stuff like that. Asking those questions just shows ignorance and insensitivity. Hell yes I'm a combat vet, a proud one but I won't tell the specifics of that combat if I don't like your asking or if I think your asking to get the thrill of me telling you how I killed women and children or burned villages and did a hundred other things as a soldier in combat. What I did in Viet Nam is only your business if I want it to be. PTSD is a hell of a thing. The nights of no sleep or waking up in the morning with the bed all tore up is no fun. Not being able to hold down any decent jobs and having 2 marriages fold was a bitch. So once I'd broken my back and my leg and had to go on 17 months of chemotherapy to cure a virus I'd gotten in Viet Nam, and realized the effect the tumor medicine has on me I figured it was time to retire. So now I live alone. I utilize Social Security, VA benefits and a pension from the only job I ever held for more than 2 years to live on. I sit at night in front of a television and a computer and I'm getting by. But I sure as hell ain't having any fun. Ok I know I'm getting tiresome and it's time to quit. But one last thing I want to say is this; on November 11th if you see a vet, tell him thanks. He'll know what you mean and neither have to persue it any further but thanks can feel pretty darn good.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dick Lodge - St Louis MO on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 05:52 pm:

I drove the T in the St Louis Veterans' Day parade two years ago, and wore my American Legion cap. For some reason, it startled me a little when people called out, "Thank you for your service." I don't discount the four years I gave Uncle Sam, but I was a personnel officer on an Air Force Base in Arkansas (825th Combat Support Group (SAC)) and certainly never saw anything resembling combat. I also completed my four years of active duty in July 1967, so I was leaving just as Vietnam began heating up in earnest. I am careful to refer to myself as a "Vietnam-era veteran" (which is the correct term for my status).

On the car, I put an American flag (for my dad's service in the Pacific in WWII and mine in 1963-67) and a Dutch flag )for Anja's dad's service in the Dutch Army in WWII (he was on active duty and stationed at the Dutch-German border on 10 May 1940 - his family didn't know whether he was dead or alive for a couple of weeks) and her brother's service in the Dutch Army.)

On Sunday, I will participate in the Commonwealth Remembrance Ceremony at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Garrison on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 07:50 pm:

Dick, when we called, you served. God bless you and your Dad and Anja's dad too. My brother served in the Marine infantry in Viet Nam. He made 7 months and a mortar got him. My Dad was in the South Pacific. He always talked about his time in the Philippines and New Guinea. He claimed his favorite duty in New Guinea was keeping the still fire going and making sure he carried the stuff from the mess tent to make mash. He wouldn't talk about his time in the Philippines. I also had several cousins in Nam. I had one cousin who, after his 3rd purple heart was told he couldn't be there anymore. After 2 1/2 years he had to come back home to his wife. Because of his last wound his voice was a couple octaves higher and his marriage was over. He was another Marine infantry. My best childhood friend was in Nam the same time I was. He's missing his left leg above the knee. I was able to see him at the hospital before he left Nam. We'd known each other since we were 9 years old. We're still best friends.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dick Lodge - St Louis MO on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 08:33 pm:

Mike, my dad was also in the Philippines. He was awarded a Bronze Star there, but never talked much about it. After he died, I found the citation and some other papers about it and at least knew what he had done. He led an expedition into an area of Japanese-infested jungle to retrieve a number of bodies from a crashed US military aircraft. They gathered the bodies, put them in body bags and walked them back out of the jungle. They weren't attacked, but there were a lot of Japanese in the area and they could have been.

All he wanted to talk about in referring to those days was the fun stuff, like stealing beer from another unit or building a really enviable officers' club. The pictures in the photo albums also tend to show the fun stuff.

Anja's parents had a more difficult war. The Netherlands was occupied from 10 May 1940 until 5 May 1945. Because of his military status, her dad had to go underground several times during the war. (He must have spent at least some time at home, though, since Anja's sister was born in 1943... :-) .) They lived in Eindhoven (in the southern part of the country) at that time, so were spared the Hunger Winter, when people in the north were boiling tulip bulbs and eating them. It wasn't until the late fifties that they would even set foot in Germany, and that was just because they were going on vacation in Denmark and couldn't get there by car without passing through a corner of Germany.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Halpin on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 11:12 pm:

315 Air Div. USAF Tan Son Nhut AB. Saigon (not Ho Chi friggin Minh city), Viet Nam, 66-67.
'Combat Cargo' C-130
'Beans and bullets in one direction :-) Body bags in the other :-('.

Not much else to say.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Stroud on Friday, November 09, 2012 - 03:04 am:

Mikes' post says a lot about me also, although I wasn't a combat vet as such. I was a door gunner and crewchief on CH47 "Chinook" helicopters. Although we didn't see direct combat, we did support it and saw the aftermath of it, quite often while exchanging rounds with those that didn't appreciate us helping out those that needed it.
Dennis' post is spot on too. Dave
U.S.Army, 271st Assault Support Helicopter Company(ASHC)"Innkeepers", CH47 Chinook Helicopters, Can Tho RVN,'70-'71


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Stroud on Friday, November 09, 2012 - 03:09 am:

Dick, you are most certainly a Vet, and deserve every "thank you" you get. Everyone in the service deserves credit for serving their Country. If your service wasn't vital or needed, you wouldn't have been there. Dave


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Halpin on Friday, November 09, 2012 - 06:12 am:

David, my Mrs. 1st husband was a CH-47 Crew Chief in Nam. Cancer complicated by 'Agent Orange' got him several years ago.
I've heard of the 'Innkeepers' and I've flown in and out of Can Tho and a whole lot of 'Hot LZ's'.
Personally speaking, I didn't do squat in Viet Nam. I've got a whole lot of 'Brothers' who gave a lot more but I'm damn proud of my service though it took me many years to realize it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Halpin on Friday, November 09, 2012 - 06:33 am:

Dick, my wife is Woman's Army Corps. 69-71, a '71 bravo' (clerk/typist) or as she likes to say, "a pilot, I pile it over here and I pile it over there" :-) She is also the first to say that she was a Viet Nam era Vet, she didn't serve 'in country'. But the fact is, she's a Vet, none the less and Veteran's Day is as much her day as it is yours and mine. As well as being one of those very rare women of the 70's, who chose 'Dog Tags' over 'Love Beads'.:-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Garrison on Friday, November 09, 2012 - 07:14 am:

Dennis and Dick and others, it isn't necessarily important whether you were in combat or not. Any man or woman who has made the necessary sacrifice to serve at any time during our country's history deserves equal and consistent praise. Dennis without your wife's service during the Viet Nam war, those of us in combat would have lost critical support necessary to fight the battles. As a Viet Nam Veteran I salute your wife's service and say thank you for your time. She is a hero in my eyes.


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