greenmarine - wild wings

[immortal_suby]

Hey greenmarine - is this story true?

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> >
> > This came in from Erik Smith in Hilton Head- I find it to be
>credible,
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> > and wanted to pass it along to the club.
> >
> >
>I have been holding out on sending out this e-mail until I had all the
>facts verified. I now know this story to be 100% true. Wild Wings is a
>restaurant in Hilton Head. They have restaurants in Charleston SC,
>Mt.
>Pleasant SC, Marietta GA, Athens GA, Charlottesville VA, and
>Greenville
>SC as well. Also, they are preparing to go national. Last weekend
>(the
>weekend of March 22, 2003), five Marines from the Beaufort air station
>went to Wild Wings as numerous Marines frequently do on the weekends.
>This time, they were asked to leave. They were not drunk. One of them
>does not drink at all, and the others had not started drinking yet.
>When
>asked why they had to leave, the response was "We do not support the
>war, and your presence here is a disruption."
>
>I heard this last week, and have been bighting my tongue until I could
>verify this. I have not only verified this 100% with one of the
>Marines
>I have known for a couple of years, but the story has grown. Word of
>mouth spread the story quickly on this island as well as the local
>military bases. One of the civilian employees of the Beaufort Air
>Station actually called the local radio station and the DJ broadcast
>the story. Needless to say, business was off at Wild Wings last week.
>
>What might the owners response have been? Would they apologize? NO! In
>fact, they did the opposite. They called the CO of he Beaufort Air
>Station demanding an apology from the Marines for causing their
>business
>to drop by spreading this story! The CO decided that Wild Wings did
>not
>deserve an apology. Nor did it deserve any more Marine dollars. Wild
>Wings is now off limits to the Marines of Beaufort Air Station.
>
>I have always been very wary of spreading stories I heard on the
>internet. However, I know this one to be true. I heard it from the
>source.
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>There are people out there who do not support this war. I am well
>aware
>of that. However, if you do not support the members of our military,
>you
>do not deserve the freedoms they fight to protect. You do not deserve
>to
>run a business in this country. You do not deserve to profit in this
>country. And, since without our military you would not have freedom
>of
>speech, you do not deserve to express an opinion in this country.
>
>I hope that each of you will consider this story before you spend one
>dime in a Wild Wings establishment.
>
>Erik Smith