Military TRUMPS Bouncer…
In spirit of the 4th of July and to recognize all the men and women who have served, or who are currently serving our country, I would like to share a story with you that I witnessed. I am going to cross the bar and tell you this story as the Patron and not the bartender hehehe 
NYC has a LOT of different styles of bars. We are in a season when one would rather be outside then in. There are a few Beer Gardens throughout NYC and the surrounding borrows that see a LOT of action this time of year. Most of these Beer Gardens have large outdoor spaces with outdoor bars and grills. I happened to go to one a few years back with some friends who were visiting from out of town. One of the friends I was with was in the Army and just back from Iraq. The garden was stacked full of people. We found a spot at the end of a picnic table and for a while we were in our own lil’ happy drinking place
My friend who we will call “Mr.D” was a nurse in the Army. He kept looking over his shoulder for about an hour and was getting really pissed off. Finally, he gets up in a rush, says he will be right back and proceeds to walk over to a group of kids who were playing drinking games at one of the tables near us. One of them was wearing Army fatigues. Now, if I did not see this happen I would not have believed it with my own eyes. And soooo this is what when down kids..
Mr. D: (pulls his Military ID out. He was an E5 Sgt) DROP AND GIVE ME 5o SOLIDER!
Soldier: (sees Mr. D’s ID card, hits the deck and starts to do pushups) I’M SORRY SIR!
Mr. D: YOU KNOW YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE IN FATIGUES! DRINKING!
Solider: YES SIR! I AM SORRY SIR!
MR.D: WHO IS YOUR RANKING OFFICER HERE?
Solider: HE JUST LEFT SIR! (mind you he is still doing push ups)
MR.D: GET UP SOLIDER!
At this point EVERYONE in the Beer Garden has stopped and started to watch. All the bouncers in the place walk over to Mr. D.
BOUNCER: What do you think you are doing? If you don’t stop I am going to throw you out of here or call the cops!
MR.D: (shoves his Military ID into the Bouncers face) THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU! THIS IS A MILITARY ISSUE AND THIS SOLIDER IS OUT OF LINE! HE IS DISRESPECTING THE OATH AND CODE HE HAS TAKEN AS A SOLDIER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. I AM THE RANKING OFFICER HERE AND I WILL DEAL WITH THIS AS I SEE FIT! DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT CIVILIAN!
***NOTE: I have NEVER seen 5 Bouncers back off so fast.***
Solider: I AM SORRY SIR! I WILL LEAVE RIGHT NOW SIR!
MR.D: OH NOO! IT WON’T BE THAT EASY SOLIDER!
(this is where my jaw DROPPED)
Mr. D: UNLACE YOUR BOOTS AND TAKE THEM OFF…UNBUTTON YOUR PANTS AND TAKE THEM OFF…UNBUTTON YOUR SHIRT AND TAKE IT OFF AND GIVE ME YOUR ID NOW SOLIDER!
To the astonishment of everyone, this solider did just that with precision and speed. Now, he is standing there in his boxer shorts, undershirt with no shoes and red faced with embarrassment!!
MR.D: I WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOUR RANKING OFFICER TOMORROW..NOW DROP AND GIVE ME 100! (Ouch..this solider is gonna hurt the next day because the Beer Garden is all gravel).
After standing over him and screaming at him for the next few minutes while the solider was doing push-ups he tells the kid to get up and leave. As the kid picks up his pants and boots from the ground Mr. D gives him a good swift kick in the ass! He walks over to our table, does a shot and starts laughing his ass off! He was in awe at himself that not only did he ACTAULLY just do that but that the Bouncers backed off and let it happen!!
MORAL OF THE STORY: MILITARY TRUMPS BOUNCER!!
Happy 4th of July Kids!!
