Posted on 04/27/2006 9:46:17 AM PDT by teech
There are a lot of people who say "I support the troops," put a yellow ribbon on their car.... The owners and staff of Fran O'Brien's Steak House have gone WAY beyond the call.
Since October of 2003 Marty O'Brien and Hal Koster have been providing a free "Friday Night out on the Town" at Fran O'Briens Stadium Steak House for thousands of severely injured soldiers and marines who are recuperating at nearby Walter Reed Army Hospital and Bethesda Naval Medical Center. Hal, a Vietnam vet, and his partner Marty, have made it a policy that they will continue to do this ... UNTIL THE LAST SOLDIER WOUNDED IN THIS CONFLICT HAS GONE HOME FROM WALTER REED AND BETHESDA.
That is stunning. What is even more stunning is how their landlord, Hilton Hotel Corp. of Beverly Hills, California, is responding to this. Hilton Hotel Corporation served Fran O'Brien's with an eviction notice. Why? Hilton doesn't want to spend the money to provide equal access for disabled people. That’s just the beginning…..
Here’s the situation: Fran O'Brien's is downstairs at the Capitol Hilton. That's an important point. We all know there is a Federal law called the Americans with Disabilities Act...
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Here's the outrageous part: There is an escalator that leads down to Fran O'Brien's. IT HAS BEEN BROKEN SINCE 1998! Hal and Marty have been fighting with Hilton to get that repaired for SIX YEARS! Hilton has never done it. Instead, after a few years of promising to do it, sending in engineers, etc. Hilton BOARDED UP THE ESCALATOR. As part of their lease negotiations, the owners asked Hilton to consider putting in a lift for the disabled vets in wheelchairs. That was when they got the eviction notice.
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Oh, I had to stop and read it. I thought it was about their daughter.
Your headline made me think Paris was just taking an active role in supporting the war effort.
I hate to say it but thats where my mind went to when I saw the headline.
I thought I had to put on military clothing and stand in line to get into Paris
We all thought that.
Thought they were talking about Paris...
Oh. My. God.
I never noticed that -- now THAT would be supporting the troops!
Maybe I shoulda worded that a bit differently, huh?
She looks like she bites her nails..........
Good on her for supporting our troops.
Oh, the headline means what...?
Never mind.
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