[AF_Blue]

MMMmmmmm. I'm going to my local Outback this weekend to show my support for their actions by making several selections from the menu and the bar. I've always gotten top notch service the few times I've been there.

[Sender]

Yeah, hats off to Outback! I imagine a fresh steak would taste pretty darn good about now in the field. I will have to give them some business too.

[KantianBurke]

Outback just got themselves another customer :> Some bloomin onions, ribs and a frosty mug should about do it!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Blooming onions and using an outhouse? NO THANKS!

[TomGuy]

Big thumbs-up to Outback. Great gesture.
Like Bruce Willis sending 60,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to Naval personnel.

There are still good and appreciative people around.

[KC_Conspirator]

I am going to make it a point to eat there this upcoming week.

[Cagey]

bttt

[mhking]

Back to the top with a sirloin...

[southernnorthcarolina]

Outback (which also owns the Carrabba Italian Grill chain), trades on the NYSE under the symbol OSI. I dropped by their Yahoo Financial message board to post this article, and decided to pick up a few shares, too. The stock's performing well compared to most of the market over the last couple of years, and the fundamentals seem pretty solid. Those who like to invest in companies which support our troops in such a fashion may wish to consider putting some cash here.

[Britton J Wingfield]

Outback always has a long wait, but it's always worth it. Now I have an even better reason than the food to give them my business.

[TruthNtegrity]

Just think of it! Months of eating MRE's and Outback flies in all that food and the people to prepare and serve it. Bodacious is what I call that.

I'll have to try to visit one tomorrow. Throw some shrimp on the barbie, I'm coming in!

And, BTW AF_Blue, this weekend prior to the 4th of July, I'd like to personally thank you for serving in our Military. I even wish that I could show you my appreciation in person but this will have to suffice.

TruthMtegrity

[isthisnickcool]

I emailed Outback about this. This is their reply:

'day,

"Thank you for contacting Outback Steakhouse regarding "Mission Outback". We are proud to confirm that fifteen Outback Steakhouse employees have just returned from feeding the troops in Kandahar, Afgainistan. We fed 6,400 United States and coalition troops. The troops were served a dinner of Bloomin' Onions, Victoria's Filets, Rockhampton Rib-Eyes, grilled shrimp on the barbie, aussie chips, jacket potatoes, mixed veggies, and Cheesecake Olivia.

For our brave troops, an Outback meal was a taste of home and a reminder of how much they are appreciated by us all. The troops were overwhelmingly pleased and excited to see Outback Steakhouse in the middle of the desert.

This effort would not have been possible without the support and contributions of the following purveyors:

Performance Food Group Excel Meat Company Standard Meats Kingston Produce Best Foods Tulkoff Foods Reckitt/Benkiser Dairy Farmers of America Newlyweds Foods Lamb Weston Andy Boy Produce Daisy Sour Cream Con Agra Jeff's Gourmet Pies Michaels Foods Milkco Cargill Oils Bun Basket Anheuser-Busch Pepin Distributing Matt Dietz Coastal Sunbelt

We were very proud to have had our Outbackers involved in "Mission Outback" and we were honored to serve those heroes protecting our freedom so far away from home.

Sincerely, Paul Avery President"

[Poohbah]

Yup. I'll have a Victoria's Filet, extra cholesterol, a Bloomin' Onion, a Foster's, and a Chocolate Thunder...