Posted on 04/25/2017 7:42:20 AM PDT by Kaslin
At the Starbucks on Fort Campbell Boulevard in Clarksville, Tenn. -- two miles from the U.S. military base -- store manager Shannon Feltz pours hot coffee for a group of veterans seated at a communal table.
On a shelf next to the register are rows of green-and-white mugs reading: "Proudly serving those who serve."
On Tuesday, the Clarksville store became one of 37 around the country designated by the coffeehouse chain as "Military Family Stores" -- stores staffed primarily by veterans and military spouses as part of a larger effort to employ service members and their families nationwide.
"Seventy-five percent of my business is the military," said 47-year-old Feltz, a 14-year military spouse whose husband is a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army.
"We are so excited about this announcement," Feltz told Fox News.
Of the corporate Seattle-based coffee giant, Feltz said, "I've never felt so supported by a company in my life."
Starbucks on Tuesday unveiled four other new Military Family Stores: Two in Texas, serving Camp Mabry in Austin and Ft. Bliss in El Paso; one in Newport, Rhode Island, near Naval War College; and another in Bedford, Mass., a few miles from Joint Base Hanscom.
The stores -- now at 37 -- are part of a broader initiative by Starbucks to provide thousands of jobs to veterans and military spouses, while also serving as communal hubs where current and former service members can connect, share stories and become part of a larger support network.
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I do hope the coffee will be in the future be available at the Commissary
Most vets do not give part of their salary to kill babies all over the world. Most vets do not believe in sodomite “marriage”. Most vets do not believe in transgenderism. Most vets are Christian. Starbucks believes in and supports all these leftist, anti-God causes. No vet with any decency about himself would walk in the front door of a Starbucks, much less work for one.
Thanks for saying that far better than I ever could. FWIW, I’ve had their crappy ‘coffee’ exactly twice-my very first cup was my very last! Wouldn’t ever drink that swill again if they paid me!
Wait a minute. I thought Starbucks was boasting about hiring illegal aliens. How did that work out?
Nothing changes. I won’t spend a dime and I will OC when invited with friends who insist on location, all-the-while actively-advocating for local coffee shops, bashing the decision to pic SB.
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