Posted: 10/18/2004 2:57:45 PM EDT
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I got this in an e-mail and don't know if it is true or not. Since I do not drink Coffee it does not concern me. Except for the fact that a Company will not support our troops. Please pass it on if this is a true statement. Recently Marines over in Iraq supporting this country in OIF wrote to > > Starbucks because they wanted to let them know how much they liked their > > coffee and try to score some free coffee grounds. Starbucks wrote back > > telling the Marines thanks for their support in their business, but that > > they don't support the War and anyone in it and that they won't send them > > the coffee. > > > > So as not to offend them we should not support Starbucks by buying their > > products.. As a War vet and writing to you patriots I feel we should get > > this out in the open. I know this War might not be very popular with some > > folks, but that doesn't mean we don't support the boys on the ground > > fighting street to street and house to house for what they and I believe > > is > > right. If you feel the same as I do then pass this along, or you can > > discard > > it and I'll never know. Thanks very much for your support to me, and I > > know > > you'll all be there again here soon when I deploy once more. > > > > Semper Fidelis, > > Sgt Howard C. Wright > > 1st Force Recon Co > > 1st Plt PLT RTO > > |
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not true www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp In fact, Sergeant Wright himself has sent out an email to this effect |