A Chili’s manager who took a free meal from a Veteran on Veteran’s Day is on administrative leave, according to the restaurant. Chili’s officials apologized to Army Veteran Ernest Walker for the incident and thanked him for his service, Kelli Valade, Chili’s Grill & Bar President, said in a statement. “We took swift action and […]
Ernest Walker, 47, visited Chili’s on Friday, decked in Army fatigues and accompanied by his service dog named “Barack” to celebrate Veterans Day. AChili’s Bar & Grill in Dallas, Texas, apologized after refusing to give a Black veteran a free meal in celebration of Veteran’s Day, The Dallas Morning News reports. Ernest Walker, a […]
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Richard Overton (pictured) must have done quite a number of right things in his very long life because at 107 years young, he still has a sober mind, walks without a cane, drives a car, and is so healthy, he doesn’t even need to take one pill! Last Thursday, the World War II Army veteran […]
Today our nation comes together to honor the men and women who have served our country. Did you know that there are almost two million women veterans? History tells us that thirty three thousand women served in World War One and almost 500,000 took part in World War Two. During the Korean era 120,000 women […]
My father, William Baxter Gaines Sr., and I always had a contentious relationship. He didn’t talk much to his children about his military experience. He did not hug, read bedtime stories, give out compliments or kiss goodnight. This didn’t seem to bother my siblings. I, on the other hand, languished. I took my father’s shunning […]