Restaurants and other businesses across Eastern North Carolina are offering free meals, discounts and special promotions Wednesday, November 11, in recognition of Veterans Day.
National chains with locations throughout the region are participating, while one Jacksonville restaurant is extending its efforts beyond the holiday by collecting gift cards to provide meals for local veterans.
At Red Robin in the Jacksonville Mall, veterans and active-duty military personnel can receive a free Red’s Big Tavern Burger with bottomless steak fries on Veterans Day. The offer is available for dine-in customers with proof of military service…