Marines not supported

[sambucklong]

This was the body of an e-mail that my uncle just sent me. It doesn't apply to Coues hunting at all, but being a US Soldier serving in Afghanistan, it just kind of got under my skin. I am in no way trying to pursuade the views and standpoints of anyone on here, but just wanted to expose it.

sam

 

" Recently Marines in Iraq wrote to Starbucks because they

wanted to let them know how much they liked their coffees and to

request that they send some of it to the troops there. Starbucks replied, telling the Marines thank you for their support of their business, but that Starbucks does not support the war, nor anyone in it, and that they would not send the troops their brand of coffee.

So as not to offend Starbucks, maybe we should not support

them by buying any of their products!

As a war vet writing to fellow 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 no one will never know.

Thanks very much for your support. I know you'll all be there

again when I deploy once more."

 

"Semper Fidelis."

Sgt Howard C. Wright

1st Force Recon Co

1st Plt PLT

[KGAINES]

They might not agree with it, but the last time I checked we are on the same side.

I hope nobody buys their coffee, and they can move the starbucks headquarters to baghdad.

[sambucklong]

They might not agree with it, but the last time I checked we are on the same side.

I hope nobody buys their coffee, and they can move the starbucks headquarters to baghdad.

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Amen brother!

[CouesWhitetail]

I would suggest you confirm that info with starbucks. Sometimes there are a lot of emails that go around with not quite so accurate info in them. Send a letter to starbucks and see if they say what their policy is.

 

Amanda

[CouesWhitetail]

you can visit sites on the internet to find out if things are a hoax or not. Here is a link to one of those sites: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HoaxBustersHome.html

 

And I did a quick seach and found the marine starbucks letter listed as one of the hoaxes. Here is the info on that site (including an apology from the author of the first email):

 

 

The following letter was received from Starbucks. It explains their giving program and includes a letter from the writer of the original letter that turned into the rumor.

 

January 11, 2005

 

Starbucks has the deepest respect and admiration for U.S. military

personnel. We are extremely grateful to the men and women who serve

stateside and overseas. We sincerely respect that they are willing to

risk their lives. Starbucks employs approximately 80 U.S. partners

(employees) who serve in the military and are currently on active duty.

In support of their efforts, Starbucks provides a military allowance to

make up the difference between their military pay and their pay level at

Starbucks before they went on leave. The partner can continue health

coverage, and family health coverage, if enrolled, for up to 18 months.

Additionally, partners are guaranteed a position upon return from active

duty, except in rare circumstances, as permitted under the Federal

Military Leave Laws.

 

Starbucks, our customers, and our partners believe that it is critically

important to support U.S. men and women serving their country in times

of conflict. Starbucks and its partners have consistently demonstrated

their support of military personnel in a number of ways. Each week

Starbucks partners receive one free pound of coffee. On an individual,

grass roots level, many partners in the U. S. have collected their free

coffee and shipped numerous pounds of Starbucks coffee overseas. As an

example of this generosity, partners in our Atascadero, California store

sent their personal weekly allotment of coffee to troops in Afghanistan

so they would be able to enjoy a little taste of home. Additionally, our

customer relations department in Seattle donated hundreds of pounds of

coffee to the sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier.

 

These are just two of the many examples of our partners supporting the

American troops. We are humbled that the troops request our coffee. We

recognize and appreciate the very personal connection customers have

with us and how they might miss their Starbucks Experience while serving

overseas. A comprehensive list of our support of military personnel

follows the text of this statement.

 

To enhance our U.S. partners' outstanding grassroots efforts in support

of the U.S. military troops, Starbucks is honored and pleased to extend

our relationship with the American Red Cross in order to provide more

coffee to relief efforts during times of conflict. In November 2004,

Starbucks donated 50,000 lbs of coffee to the American Red Cross for

distribution to those troops serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait.

 

The Company is making this contribution through the American Red Cross

as part of its long-term, ongoing commitment to share the comfort of

coffee during times of crisis, such as during the Florida hurricanes in

summer 2004.

Starbucks has a long history of contributing product, time and funding

to a wide variety of local, national and international non-profit

organizations. Through several partner programs, such as Make Your Mark

and Choose to Give, the Company supports the efforts of its partners who

give their time through matching monetary donations based on the number

of hours contributed, primarily to nonprofit organizations that are

designated as public charities under Section 501© (3) of the IRS Code.

 

To further demonstrate Starbucks support of military personnel,

Starbucks recently responded to an e-mail circulating on the internet

that contained misinformation about Starbucks. The Company contacted its

author, a Marine Sergeant, who subsequently sent an e-mail to his

original distribution list correcting his mistake, the text of which is:

 

"Dear Readers,

 

Almost 5 months ago I sent an e-mail to you my faithful friends. I did

a wrong thing that needs to be cleared up. I heard by word of mouth

about how Starbucks said they didn't support the war and all.

I was having enough of that kind of talk and didn't do my research

properly like I should have. This is not true.

Starbucks supports men and women in uniform. They have personally

contacted me and I have been sent many copies of their company's policy

on this issue. So I apologize for this quick and wrong letter that I

sent out to you.

 

Now I ask that you all pass this email around to everyone you passed the

last one to.

Thank you very much for understanding about this.

 

Howard C. Wright

Sgt USMC

1st Force Rcon Co

1st Plt PLT RTO

[sambucklong]

Amanda,

Thanks for doing the research, something I should have done.

I am surely glad that got cleared up.

I think that this can be a learning experiance for all of us, I apologize to all who have read this post, I shouldn't have been so quick to jump the gun.

If anyone on here is affiliated with starbucks, I send a personal apology to them.

Thanks again Amanda for taking the time to research this topic.

sam

[stanley]

Good clarification Amanda!

 

My initial reaction when I saw the first post was to seriously doubt it's validity. Seriously, what major US company would be so dumb as to print that they 'didn't support the war nor anyone in it'... Red flag for a hoax BIG TIME!

 

S.

 

[KGAINES]

oops, thanks Amanda for the research and the website.

[AZP&Y]

SEMPER FI!

[az4life]

Yea, those sort of hoaxes go around a lot. Often the same as a previous one with a little twist. I use Snopes.com to attempt to bust them.

Thanks for the heads up on your source - hoaxbusters - Amanda!

[DotShot]

Leave it to a Marine to jump the gun, and I only say that cause i'm an Army Dog