BEST BBQ IN TOWN !!!
Posted on 09/02/2010 8:34:04 AM PDT by evets
When Walter Brown went to pay his $1,700 bill for a new septic system for the catering hall of his restaurant, Big Hoss BBQ, he was told to take his money elsewhere.
Specifically, he was told to take it to soldiers.
Pat Kern, the owner of Paramount Waste Water in Temple, had heard stories about Brown and his history of greeting soldiers during troop returns and feeding them when he could.
Kern grew up in Harker Heights and had an appreciation for the soldiers at Fort Hood and people like Brown who support them.
"I thought it was the least I could do for a guy like that," Kern said. "When I met him and started working together, I thought he was truly a great individual. He takes a lot of pride in doing things for the soldiers."
On Wednesday, Brown took that $1,700 set aside for the plumbing and turned it into plates of barbecue for more than 220 soldiers selected by Command Sgt. Maj. Donald Felt, the garrison's top senior noncommissioned officer.
Felt decided to focus on single soldiers, bringing in the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers group for its monthly meeting Wednesday.
Many groups at Fort Hood benefit from the many offers of support from businesses and the community, but single soldiers are not often the beneficiaries, Felt said.
Felt told the soldiers that Fort Hood could spoil them for future duty stations.
"Nobody treats soldiers like they do here in Central Texas," he said.
Pfc. Mario Griffin said he had been told before he came to Fort Hood earlier this year that the community was supportive, but it still surprised him.
"I didn't know. I'm very thankful that the community is out here supporting us," he said.
Brown said for him, giving back is emotional because of the task the soldiers take on.
"I was a Vietnam veteran, and when I came back, I wasn't supported. I want to support them the way I wanted to be supported," he said. "I truly believe we are doing something great."
Stupid bbq story making me get all teary-eye’d and all.
Pork or beef? Here in Memphis we BBQ hog.
On the agenda for my next trip to Killeen/Ft. Hood!
I love this kind of story! Thanks for posting it!
thanks for sharing this!...:)
bump
Texas BBQ is always beef brisket. Pulled pork, chicken, turkey, etc., come secondarily.
Some beach ! Where the hell do I give ?
same here! must be some deep seated patriotism in us...;)
“Nobody treats soldiers like they do here in Central Texas,” he said.”
I remember one that will top it. But I’ll have to go all the way back to when Noah was still a sailor. When I was in the Navy our ship was stuck in Phili for several months. We were not only treated to a BBQ, but we had the Playboy Playmates softball team play ours.
BBQ for our troops ping!
He sure is out in the sticks, but I’m thinking my wife and I will drive up there from Austin tomorrow night.
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