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This Wednesday, November 11th America salutes the nation's 18 million living veterans on Veterans Day.
During this day, and in some instances part of this week, numerous restaurants, retailers, and organizations are offering substantial discounts and freebies to veterans and active-duty personnel.
For example, this includes the following food purveyors, Applebee's, Biggby Coffee, Little Caesars, Olive Garden, Bob Evans, Starbucks, Outback Steak House, and Wendy's.
For retailers some of the offerings are from branded Auto Nation stores, Five-Below, Kohl's, Target, Great Clips, Tractor Supply Company, AARP membership, and Walgreens.
Throughout the year, when making any purchase, it is recommended you inquire with the retailer or organization if they extend active duty or veteran discounts. I recently achieved this with a furnace repair, ten percent discount!
To obtain your discount it is best to have your DD-214 discharge document, a Michigan driver's license with veterans' identification, or other appropriate government issued documents. You may also care to have in hand the discount outlined from the following web site.
For details on these discounts and freebies visit www.Military.com and search for Veterans Day discounts. Or use this link; https://www.military.com/veterans-day/restaurants-veterans-day-military discounts.html?lid=3b5o98ro68x8&user=b2xkbWFyaW5lMjNAeWFob28uY29tOm1sdA
Jeffrey D. Brasie is a retired health care CEO and a Vietnam-era veteran who served in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Naval Reserve and was on the public affairs staff of the secretary of the Navy. He writes frequently for newspapers, magazines, and social media sites. He grew up in Alpena and lives in suburban Detroit.