..., did you see this:
>
> I arrived in ....... (Home of ......... University one block
> from Best Western) and went to dinner at Best Western. About 85-
> 100 people were in the Restaurant. I'm at a table for about five
> minutes when this group comes in (about 20 people). They have
> anti-war picket signs with them. It appears that two of these
> demonstrators are professors.
>
> They all sat at a large round table behind me and begin to talk
> very loudly about U.S. atrocities in Afghanistan. One of the
> `professors' stands up and gives a brief talk about how the "U.S.
> is famous for atrocities," and Afghanistan will be no different."
> One of the students asked a question about Viet Nam POW's. The
> professor makes a comment about how that was only US propaganda
> about poor treatment of POW's.
>
> OK. I'm really mad now, and I jump up and go over to their table.
> (In retrospect, over the entrance to the Restaurant was a huge
> American Flag. On each table is an American Flag and a small hand
> painted sign "United We Stand.")
>
> I excuse myself and ask the Professor if I can ask him a question.
> He says, "yes." I said that he appears to be of age to have
> served in Viet Nam, and asked him if he had served. His
> answer was, "No, I defended this Campus and told the truth to the
> students. I then asked if he remembered what he was doing on
> February 16, 1969. When he answered, "Of course not. That was
> too long ago." I responded, "Really? I remember what I was
> doing. That was the second day of my capture, and I had been
> standing in a bamboo cage for 24 hours with water up to my chest."
> I then said, "Sir, your comments about how POW's in Nam were
> treated are a lie, and I personally say to you that you are a
> ******* liar, as you never were there. I was a POW, and they did
> not treat our POWs humanly. The only other person I have ever
> heard make the statements like you have is Jane Fonda. Is she
> telling the truth and not me?" He stood up and after about 10
> seconds said, "Jane is a great patriot, and I cannot visualize
> her lying."
>
> With that, I reached over and grabbed the small American Flag and
> United We Stand sign and said, "I'm taking these back to my table
> where they'll be appreciated." No one said a word to me as I
> started to walk back. However after a few seconds, people started
> standing up and applauding all around the restaurant. Two men got
> up from a table across the room and walked over to me. The first
> identified himself as former U.S. Marine Lieutenant F..., and the
> other man was former Gunnery Sergeant G......
>
> In a loud voice after introducing himself and the Gunnery
> Sergeanti, Lt. F..... said they were former Marine Guards at a U.S.
> Embassy. He then said, "We are over at this table to defend the
> U.S. Flag from all foes, both foreign and domestic." They then
> sat down and asked their Waitress to bring their meals over to the
> table. A few more minutes went by with loud comments from the
> `anti-war' table. All of a sudden, "Gunny" Sergeant G......
> stood up and in a loud voice said "All of you heard what the
> President said the other night. You are either with the United
> States or you are with the terrorists." He then said, "Please
> stand and join me in singing God Bless America." As he started
> singing, people all around the restaurant stood up and joined in.
>
> Several of the students at the anti-war table also stood up half
> way through the song and joined in. Both Professors and the
> majority of the students remained seated and refused to sing. At
> the end there was a great ovation.
>
> The Manager came up to my table. (He and his staff came out from
> the kitchen and sang.) He thanked me for what I started and then
> went over to the anti-war table and asked them to leave. "I will
> pay for what you have had so far but I cannot in good conscience
> serve you. Get out now!!"
>
> One of the Professors then made a remark, "Well, we are not going
> to pay one dime for how shabbily we have been treated." As they
> were leaving, one customer stood up and said, "Manager, here is $5
> towards their bill. Anyone else willing to chip in to get this
> scum out of here?" All over the restaurant, people stood up
> reaching for their wallets and saying, "I'll chip in."
>
> The Manager, in tears, said, "My family is from Poland, I am now a
> citizen and am so proud of what I see tonight." He started crying
> and a couple of the waitresses helped him into the kitchen.
>
> The two Marines and I were there for about another 20 minutes and
> finished our meal. The Hostess came up and showed us more than
> $100 that all the other tables had told their waitresses to give
> towards our bill. I thanked her but said I could not take the
> money. Lt. F....... suggested donating it in the Restaurant's name
> to the New York Relief Fund, so I guess that's what will happen.
>
> I just can't believe how Americans are coming together now. Just
> thought you would like to hear how the rest of the country is
> reacting to what happened!!!