[muir_redwoods]

The other day I was getting my hair cut and a reservist, in camo's was waiting for his. I asked the barber if the soldier was a regular and what his haircut would cost. I was told he was in every few weeks so when I paid for mine, I gave the barber $16 for the soldier and tried to beat it out before he found out.

As many have discovered, it's hard to escape the US Military and he caught up with me as I was getting to my car; thanked me and shook my hand.

I looked at him and told him I was still very deeply in his debt.

[Fast Moving Angel]

There’s a lot of this going around. Last November we were having dinner in the restaurant at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Atlanta. A uniformed soldier was finishing up his meal. Just before I could catch the server to ask her to put the soldier’s meal on our tab, she went over to him and said “You know you don’t have to pay, right?” Well, it seems that the hotel beat me to it and picked up his tab. Good for the Crowne Plaza.