The Battle for Fran O'Brien's

The Battle for Fran O'Brien'sGreyhawk
I was about to call it a night, then I got an email from Buzz Patterson:

Hello all,
This past Friday night I was privileged to visit Fran O'Brien's steakhouse in the Capitol Hilton, Washington, DC. Every Friday night, Hal Koster, the restaurant manager and Vietnam Vet, invites our wounded soldiers convalescing at nearby Walter Reed Army Center to a free steak dinner and drinks. It was supposedly a "slow" night for our heroes as many were on a ski trip in Colorado. But I walked into an absolutely packed room of wounded soldiers and their families enjoying a minor but well-deserved recognition for their service to our country.

I've also discovered since then that the Hilton Corporation will not be renewing the lease. Apparently, there are too many "liability issues" in accommodating American heroes in wheelchairs. In fact , the lease (and therefore the dinners) will expire in a few short weeks. If America had responded as we would in the past, this would be inconsequential really. Obviously we have not and it is a tragic commentary on today's PC-ness.
Please read the attached e-mail with more of the details.
Best,Buzz

Buzz PattersonLieutenant Colonel, USAF (Retired)

The rest is below, including contact info.

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You can't say 'spaz', you can't say 'retarded', you can't say 'illegal invader', but you can shut down a place that was doing a kind service to wounded US troopers. It's a sad commentary on the times when 'real hero's' are kicked to the curb and the word police monitor every word you utter and 'illegal invaders' have more 'rights' then those of us who were born in the US.

And finally I'd sleep in the streets before I'd set foot in any Hilton! Screw these pricks with a wire-bottle-brush!