Pinterest Chili’s is admitting it “fell short” when a store manager allegedly took a free meal from an Army vet on Veterans Day. Ernest Walker posted a Facebook video of the incident in which, he said, a manager at a Chili’s Grill & Bar in Cedar Hill, Texas, snatched his free Veterans Day meal from him after questioning both his military service and his service dog. “I looked around and I’m embarrassed at this point,” Walker told NBC New York. “People are looking. I’m a soldier. I’m a person. I’m a person and everybody’s looking like I stole food.” In the video of the altercation, Walker is heard asking, “Are you questioning my service dog? ” and “Did you see my military information, yes or no?” Walker told Fox 4 that he showed the manager his discharge papers and his driver’s license. In a Facebook post, Walker said he believes another customer who was wearing a Trump shirt doubted his service and went to the manager. “He said, ‘Well, I was in World War II in Germany and they didn’t have any blacks over there then,’ ” Walker told Fox, adding that he was confronted by the manager soon after. “He says that we have guests that say you are not a legitimate military veteran,” Walker recalled. Walker detailed the story alongside the Facebook video, and the footage has been viewed more than 300,000 times. In a statement to Fox, company officials said they are taking the situation “very seriously.” “Our goal is to make every guest feel special and, unfortunately, we fell short on a day where we serve free meals as a small token to honor our veterans,” officials said in the statement. RELATED VIDEO: ‘Stop It’: Donald Trump Condemns the Hate Speech and Attacks From His Alleged Support It is unclear what actions the company plans to take in the incident. Walker said he plans to file assault charges against the manager who made contact with his as he took his meal away, CBS News reports. He told CBS that he wore an Army uniform without his name or rank on it so he would not be mistaken for an active-duty soldier. Kim Cole, an attorney for the veteran, told CBS that she planned to meet with officials from Chili’s parent company, Brinker, on Monday. “I certainly hope that Brinker International takes a stand and makes it clear that they don’t condone that type of behavior in their establishment,” she said. On Sunday, Chili’s issued the following statement on Walker’s Facebook page: “We are aware of the situation that occurred at our Chili’s Cedar Hill restaurant on November 11th. Our goal is to make every guest feel special and unfortunately we fell short on a day where we serve more than 180,000 free meals as a small token to honor our Veterans and active military for their service, hence these actions do not reflect the beliefs of our brand. We are taking this very seriously and the […]
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