MARINES dissed in Washington DC bar -- UNBELIEVABLE story

friend ^ | January 30, 2005 | self

[ConservativeGadfly]

A good friend called me a few hours ago terribly upset. Her two sons, both United States Marines, were in Washington DC last night (Saturday) with their dates. They went to the Hawk and Dove, which is a Capitol Hill watering hole.

Now before I go any farther here, understand that I know these two Marines and these are really good kids, hardly the rowdy type -- both went through OCS and are just not the troublemaking types.

At any rate, they were NOT ALLOWED entry into the Hawk and Dove. They were told that the military WAS NOT WELCOME and that especially was true for MARINES.

Is your blood boiling yet???? Mine is. I cannot reveal who these Marines' parents are, but let me tell you, my Freeper brethren, this is a patriotic family who has done much for our nation. (Their mother spends many weekends at Walter Reed with the injured soldiers and even had a house full of them over for Thanksgiving.) I'm telling you, this is an extraordinary family that has given much in service to our country.

So here's the deal. I want this bar to know of our displeasure with their disrespectful behavior toward these two young Marines.

At the very least, I'd like to see a round for these young men on the house and a profuse apology from the owner.

[ConservativeGadfly]

I'm so mad right now I could spit. Fellow Freepers, can you help me out here? Help my Marine buddies?

[mowkeka]

bump.

[Clemenza]

I figured the bar would be in Dupont Circle.

Then again, no. The inhabitants in Dupont Circle actually would LOVE to see a man in uniform.

[ConservativeGadfly]

Can you guys help me here please? I need to find anyone with military ping lists. I'm so mad I could spit.

[SandRat]

Cavalry is on the way CG.

[TankerKC]

Bump for later reading--to see if this is true.

[Vision]

Ok, let's verify this story and get it out.

[ConservativeGadfly]

That second phone number is a fax number.

CALLING ALL MARINE FREEPERS -- can ya help here?

[demkicker]

Wow, I'm irritated too, but you need to keep this thread alive by bumping it until tomorrow. No bar is open on a Sunday night.

[Miss Behave]

I could spit FIRE right now.

[StarCMC]

DIVA ~ something for your FReeper Action Ping list ~ be ready ~ you're gonna be pi$$ed off when you read this one.

Conservative Gadfly ~ what can we do? Do you have an address of this hell hole? Phone number?

[StarCMC]

Can you guys help here?

[mystery-ak]

Mike, do you know this place?

[Raycpa]

My son is a marine. He tells me that some marines have been pretty rowdy at times and have created many complaints from the public. Maybe the owner is concerned about fights.

[HitmanLV]

1. Why would they want to go to a place that treated them like this?

2. Why would anyone else want to go to a place that treated US Marines like this?

I'll cross that dive off my list, that's all.

[wtc911]

No bar is open on a Sunday night......

Not so here, another of the perks of living in NY.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Do you think it would be all right to refuse your son service at a bar or restaurant because he's a Marine?

[Raycpa]

Do you think it would be all right to refuse your son service at a bar or restaurant because he's a Marine?

If they have a consistant reputation for getting drunk and disruptive and causing fights ? Yes. Absolutely.