Animals
In Today's Letter to the Editor (The Sun Herald)
Old enough for the military, but not the men's room?
My 20-year-old son recently returned from a 14-month tour of combat duty with the U.S. Army in Iraq. As part of his homecoming, we treated him and an Army buddy to dinner at a Coast casino.
During dinner, he had to excuse himself to go to the men's room. After an extended absence, we discovered that this 20-year-old soldier had been unceremoniously ejected from the casino and prevented from rejoining us in the dining room because he had not been escorted by an "adult."
This young man was wounded for his country, is a Purple Heart recipient, has been submitted for valorous combat decoration(s) and has - quite literally - destroyed enemies our country directed him to fight.
lodged a complaint with the casino about the way the incident was handled, but on a related note, must ask if there is just one state legislator out there who can explain to me why Mississippi law requires that such a soldier must be escorted by his daddy to go potty?
T.H. 'DOC' TOUPS
Waveland [email protected]
Which shows how absurd our laws our. At 20 this young man is old enough to be drafted, old enough to join the Army, but he is too young to gamble or drink alcoholic beverages.
- A Thoughtful Thing To Do, No Longer Possible
When you are sending out Holiday cards this year, please include the following: A Recovering American Soldier c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20307-5001 ...
- Mississippi Gulf Coast: Letter To The Editor ~choctaw Casino Proposal Raises Many Questions
Mississippi Gulf Coast: Letter to the Editor ~Choctaw casino proposal raises many questions ...
- Vote No On Casino Issue
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians remains committed to developing a casino in Jackson County and welcomes a non-binding referendum on the proposal, the tribe said in a statement. I am a resident of Jackson County and I don't want the Choctaw's...
- Fordice Signed Away Mississippi's Rights
When Kirk Fordice in 1992 secretly signed a compact permitting the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to operate casino gaming on tribal lands near Philadelphia, no one dreamed it could lead to a multibillion-dollar casino complex in the red clay hills...
- Many People & Many Reasons For Not Wanting A Casino In Jackson County
Local pastors don't want a casino in Jackson County, they site the dangers of gambling. Environmentalist object to the proposed site which is partially wetlands and close to the Mississippi Sandhill Crane refuge. Coast Businesses For Fair Play object...
Animals
Old enough for the military, but not the men's room?
In Today's Letter to the Editor (The Sun Herald)
Old enough for the military, but not the men's room?
My 20-year-old son recently returned from a 14-month tour of combat duty with the U.S. Army in Iraq. As part of his homecoming, we treated him and an Army buddy to dinner at a Coast casino.
During dinner, he had to excuse himself to go to the men's room. After an extended absence, we discovered that this 20-year-old soldier had been unceremoniously ejected from the casino and prevented from rejoining us in the dining room because he had not been escorted by an "adult."
This young man was wounded for his country, is a Purple Heart recipient, has been submitted for valorous combat decoration(s) and has - quite literally - destroyed enemies our country directed him to fight.
lodged a complaint with the casino about the way the incident was handled, but on a related note, must ask if there is just one state legislator out there who can explain to me why Mississippi law requires that such a soldier must be escorted by his daddy to go potty?
T.H. 'DOC' TOUPS
Waveland [email protected]
Which shows how absurd our laws our. At 20 this young man is old enough to be drafted, old enough to join the Army, but he is too young to gamble or drink alcoholic beverages.
- A Thoughtful Thing To Do, No Longer Possible
When you are sending out Holiday cards this year, please include the following: A Recovering American Soldier c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20307-5001 ...
- Mississippi Gulf Coast: Letter To The Editor ~choctaw Casino Proposal Raises Many Questions
Mississippi Gulf Coast: Letter to the Editor ~Choctaw casino proposal raises many questions ...
- Vote No On Casino Issue
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians remains committed to developing a casino in Jackson County and welcomes a non-binding referendum on the proposal, the tribe said in a statement. I am a resident of Jackson County and I don't want the Choctaw's...
- Fordice Signed Away Mississippi's Rights
When Kirk Fordice in 1992 secretly signed a compact permitting the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to operate casino gaming on tribal lands near Philadelphia, no one dreamed it could lead to a multibillion-dollar casino complex in the red clay hills...
- Many People & Many Reasons For Not Wanting A Casino In Jackson County
Local pastors don't want a casino in Jackson County, they site the dangers of gambling. Environmentalist object to the proposed site which is partially wetlands and close to the Mississippi Sandhill Crane refuge. Coast Businesses For Fair Play object...