Evil Empire - Veteran's Day Edition

In honor of Veteran's Day being observed today, I would like to bring to your attention that the new "evil empire" (aka Boston teams, in this case the New England Patriots), stiffed Iraq War veterans yesterday.

From the Boston Herald:

Hundreds of hopeful Iraq War veterans and their families had their hearts broken on Veterans Day when their heroes, the New England Patriots, were MIA at a Gillette Stadium luncheon billed as a Patriots tribute to the National Guardsmen’s bravery and sacrifice.

“We were told that the Patriots were going to be there - that’s why we brought our families,” said Sgt. Sean Morrison, who returned from his second year-long tour in Iraq in September. “All the soldiers showed up in uniform and their families were in Patriots gear waiting for the Pats to show up.”

To the Patriots defense it was a miscommunication between the front office and the team. They were not told they were expected to attend the event.

But do not let them off so easy. At your workplace don't you know everything that is going on in the office? Like knowing when you are expecting visitors from another company, customer, etc.?

So why wouldn't the Pats know about the event and that it originally said that some players would be there to meet and greet the veterans.

Sgt. First Class Daniel Saulnier drove to the Foxboro luncheon from North Reading.

“I brought my wife, her sister and my brother,” he said. “It was basically a waste of time to even go there. The whole reason to go was to see the Patriots. Yeah, there was a free meal and two cheerleaders and one Super Bowl ring instead of three rings but there was absolutely no Patriots.”

Saulnier said the crowd was upset.

“A lot of us brought stuff to be signed by the Patriots,” he said. “Kids brought hats, jerseys, and footballs. They lugged all that stuff in for nothing. It was real depressing. It was just a disappointment all across the board.”

Yes. Yes. Hate the Patriots more. Wait, not such a good idea.

Those guys are really going to put the pounding on some teams if people are aware of this story and it comes out into the national media in a negative way.

Forget that you read this, it never happened. Do not tell a veteran, friend, family member, anyone.

The Pats will probably read the story in the Herald and dedicate the rest of the season to the soldiers, meaning they have another reason to kill everyone in the NFL.

You sly little dogs, Boston Herald. Creating more motivation for Bill Belichick and Co. in your local media.