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Applebees restaurants offering free meal for veterans and enlisted on Veterans Day
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Applebees restaurants, described on their website as "the largest casual dining chain in the world, with locations throughout the U.S. and many countries worldwide" is offering a free meal to enlisted and military veterans in honor of Veterans Day this Nov. 11th.
A greeting on their website stated "to all our veterans and active duty military, we at Applebee's would like to show our sincere gratitude for your honorable service- with a free entree on Veterans Day, November 11, 2009."
Diners can choose from any of six entrees, including Three-Chees Chicken Penne, Fire Pit Bacon Burger, Fiesta Lime Chicken, Chicken Tenders Platter, 7 oz. House Sirloin, and Oriental Chicken Salad.
The website notes *Available during business hours on November 11, 2009 at participating Applebee’s only. Dine-in from limited menu only. Beverages and gratuity not included. Veterans and active duty military simply show proof of military service.
They company also lists several 'Valid Veteran and Active Duty Identification to Obtain Free Entree':
U.S. Uniform Services Identification Card
U.S. Uniform Services retired Identification Card
Current leave and Earnings Statement (LES)
Veterans Organization card (i.e., American Legion and VFW)
Photograph in uniform
Wearing Uniform
DD214
Citation or Commendation
This is a nice gesture on Applebee's part, particularly when veterans struggle in hard economic times.
Applebees was in the news some time ago regarding a class action lawsuit filed by an employee alleging the restuarant underpaid workers. According to the website ApplebeesClassAction.com,
- "This case is about whether Applebee’s failed to pay servers and/or bartenders proper wages as required under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Plaintiffs allege that Applebee’s directed and/or permitted them and other servers and bartenders to perform duties that would not generate tips such as general maintenance and/or preparatory work without paying proper wages for such work".
The case was filed in Missouri Western District Court July 2006, and was touted as a landmark case which was purportedly being watched by the entire restaurant industry
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'The outcome of a class-action lawsuit alleging that Applebee's International Inc. underpaid tipped employees who regularly performed hourly wage duties could change labor practices in the full-service segment, say those familiar with the case. Even as a U.S. magistrate judge in the Western District of Missouri recently ordered Applebee's to attempt a mediated settlement with a plaintiff class that could top more than 42,000 current and former employees, the suit is attracting interest far beyond Applebee's as the resolution could impact the routine employer practice of assigning servers in the same shift to jobs that pay an hourly wage.'
Veterans Day is a sentimental day for many Americans, with flags flying and much patriotic rhetoric abound. Surely there have been many good men who have lost their lives while performing what they believed to be a noble task. Poltiical agendas and manipulation, though, has played a part in many of the police actions waged by the U.S. military, the majority of which were not declared as wars by Congress as required by the U.S. Constitution; thus, they can rightly be deemed rogue, immoral and illegal, as defined by the Constitution and more importantly, the Just War Doctrine of St. Augustine.
Related:
The Troops Don’t Defend Our Freedoms
by Jacob G. Hornberger, October 21, 2005
The Troops Don’t Support the Constitution
by Jacob G. Hornberger
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