Golden Coral

jerry · 10-18-2005, 07:47 PM

Any current or former Military member can eat free on Monday, November 14, 2005 at any Golden Corral in the country. Please identify yourself to the cashier.

Dale · 10-19-2005, 08:03 AM

No Golden Corral around ...dang it.

Do have a Rusty Corral though. And it stinks out there...especially right after a rain.

Bless 'em for honoring the vets.

We have a large and free dinner planned for the vets at my VFW for Saturday, the 12th.

BYW, Jerry, what do you show at the Golden Corral as proof of past service? Just curious even though I have no restaurant to go to. I have my DD 214 but the other items such as ID, etc. was destroyed years ago.

Dallas · 10-19-2005, 09:36 AM

My Boy Scout Troop acts as gophers for the vets while they are in line waiting to eat, we bring out coffee, hot tea, hot chocolate and usually some small snacks so they can munch while they wait.

Apollyon67 · 10-19-2005, 06:32 PM

Great Idea! I will be sure to pass this information along to my friends that have served. Dallas, You have an excellent troop, thank them all for me.

Dallas · 10-19-2005, 08:54 PM

Apollyon67, most of us Dad's in the Troop are vets. Several are still serving. Our troop is in the Washington DC area, so as you might imagine, the line is literally down the block and around the corner on these nights. Most of the vets get a kick out of seeing the Boy Scouts in full uniform. The boys also get a free meal out of it, with the OK of Golden Coral. The boys "work" from 5PM till 8PM then get to eat and go home. Usually by 8PM the line is either gone or very short. We see few WWII or Korea vets. But we get a lot of Vietnam, Gulf War and Cold War vets.

jerry · 10-19-2005, 09:06 PM

Just your word far as I know to eat for free as a vet. I think this is the 3rd or fourth year they have done this.
God bless the boy scouts & the vets :right:

Apollyon67 · 10-22-2005, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dallas

Apollyon67, most of us Dad's in the Troop are vets. Several are still serving. Our troop is in the Washington DC area, so as you might imagine, the line is literally down the block and around the corner on these nights. Most of the vets get a kick out of seeing the Boy Scouts in full uniform. The boys also get a free meal out of it, with the OK of Golden Coral. The boys "work" from 5PM till 8PM then get to eat and go home. Usually by 8PM the line is either gone or very short. We see few WWII or Korea vets. But we get a lot of Vietnam, Gulf War and Cold War vets.

Thats cool Dallas, I am in La Plata, I used to work at the Corral to earn ammo money for a few years. I would have worked that day pro bono had they done this then. Keep up the good example for your scouts.

10-18-2005, 07:47 PM	#1
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,640 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	Golden Coral Any current or former Military member can eat free on Monday, November 14, 2005 at any Golden Corral in the country. Please identify yourself to the cashier. __________________

10-19-2005, 08:03 AM	#2
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284	No Golden Corral around ...dang it. Do have a Rusty Corral though. And it stinks out there...especially right after a rain. Bless 'em for honoring the vets. We have a large and free dinner planned for the vets at my VFW for Saturday, the 12th. BYW, Jerry, what do you show at the Golden Corral as proof of past service? Just curious even though I have no restaurant to go to. I have my DD 214 but the other items such as ID, etc. was destroyed years ago. __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me Last edited by Dale; 10-20-2005 at 09:10 AM.

10-19-2005, 06:32 PM	#4
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,189 Images: 17	Great Idea! I will be sure to pass this information along to my friends that have served. Dallas, You have an excellent troop, thank them all for me. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

10-19-2005, 09:06 PM	#6
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,640 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	Just your word far as I know to eat for free as a vet. I think this is the 3rd or fourth year they have done this. God bless the boy scouts & the vets :right: __________________

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10-19-2005, 09:36 AM	#3
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,581	My Boy Scout Troop acts as gophers for the vets while they are in line waiting to eat, we bring out coffee, hot tea, hot chocolate and usually some small snacks so they can munch while they wait.

10-19-2005, 08:54 PM	#5
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,581	Apollyon67, most of us Dad's in the Troop are vets. Several are still serving. Our troop is in the Washington DC area, so as you might imagine, the line is literally down the block and around the corner on these nights. Most of the vets get a kick out of seeing the Boy Scouts in full uniform. The boys also get a free meal out of it, with the OK of Golden Coral. The boys "work" from 5PM till 8PM then get to eat and go home. Usually by 8PM the line is either gone or very short. We see few WWII or Korea vets. But we get a lot of Vietnam, Gulf War and Cold War vets.