As part of a long-standing tradition of giving back and saying “thanks” to all U.S. military men and women, Uno’s is offering all active and retired military personnel a discount in honor of Veteran’s Day from November 7 through November 11. The discount is 19.43% off their entire food bill (excluding alcohol), no matter how many family members and friends they dine with. The percentage off is a nod to the year the company was founded – 1943.

“We want all service men and women and their families to come in and let us take care of them. They do so much to take care of us. This is a small token of our appreciation for all they do and have done,” says Frank Guidara, chief executive officer of Uno’s and former Army officer. “Sometimes we take our freedom for granted and we want everyone in uniform to know that we’re doing our best to always remember how grateful we are for that freedom.”

Veteran’s Day is an annual United States federal holiday honoring military veterans. It is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world. Falling on November 11, the day marks the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I.

The discount is available to all active and retired military personnel at Uno’s nationwide.

House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) will honor Veterans Day today by visiting Arlington National Cemetery, where he will accompany the Vice President to a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Leader Boehner will attend the ceremony that follows at the cemetery’s Memorial Amphitheater.

“Today, we pause to pay proper respect to the heroes who have donned the uniform of our country and – along with their families – sacrificed so much so that we may enjoy the blessings of freedom,” Leader Boehner said. “As we keep faith with our former defenders, we also pray for our sons and daughters overseas in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world standing guard in defense of our freedom.”

Veterans Day is a day to honor our living veterans, both currently serving and formerly served. While we should honor our troops EVERY DAY, the day for visiting national cemeteries for political photo ops is Memorial Day, not Veterans Day.

On the plus side, he just released the following video to pay tribute on the occasion of the Marine Corps birthday and on behalf of our Wounded Warriors:

The EBV program has benefited many of our veterans, including graduate J.R. Martinez. J.R. returned home from duty like many of today’s heroes–with a disability, no job and challenges of readjusting to civilian life. While serving as a driver of a Humvee with the United States Army in Iraq, J.R. hit a landmine and suffered severe burns to more than 40 percent of his body. With credit to the EBV program, he has gone on to be a successful actor (currently on ABC’s All My Children) and motivational speaker, sharing his message of resilience and optimism to many across the country. More than 300 wounded warriors have graduated from the EBV program since its inception in 2007 and J.R. is just one of many inspiring stories.

Americans can help Turn Bottles to Jobs for U.S. veterans with disabilities—the more bottles and cans Americans recycle in a Dream Machine, the more PepsiCo will donate to the EBV. In fact, in addition to its ongoing commitment, for every 10 million pounds of recycled beverage containers collected, PepsiCo will contribute an additional $250,000 to the veteran organization.

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The Warrior Song Project would like to thank all of the following individuals for their selfless contributions to this effort:

James De Vito, US Marine Corps, for vocals
Sachiko De Vito, for being brilliant
Rock Williams, for vocals
Sean Hurwitz, for the guitars
Bernie Pershey, for the marching snares
Kashan Curry, US Marine Corps, for images & advice
Justin Sullivan, for “The Wobble Beat”
Robb Hendrick, for advice & creative design