Veterans Day - part 2

You probably thought Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11th, right? Well, it is. But for some reason, the local buffet restaurant decided to celebrate this evening. It is always crowded on the 'free dinner for veterans' night, which was from 5-9 pm. They really went all out. Employees stood outside each entrance, handing out stickers to each veteran. We attended along with our daughter and son-in-law. So we had a Vietnam vet and an Afghanistan vet.



Since son-in-law had to be back by 7pm for a class, we decided to go early. We actually got there shortly after 4:30 to find they were already letting folks in. The line was even relatively short.



The tables inside filled up quickly. Since the 4 of us were sitting at a table for 6, the manager soon came along and asked if we'd mind if 2 other folks were seated with us. They were an interesting couple. He turned out to be the fellow who started the unit son-in-law is currently with.

Later, as we were leaving, the line was MUCH longer. There was a fellow stationed out in the parking lot, singing various patriotic songs to provide entertainment for the people waiting in line.






The line went clear out the door and to the end of the building! Another employee went down the line of waiting people passing out cups of hot cocoa. There must be a lot of veterans in the valley and tonight they all came for dinner.