DC residents jumped at opportunity to pay for meals for National Guardsmen

Source: The Hill | January 23, 2021 | Lexi Lonas

Washington, D.C., residents covered the meals of six National Guardsmen who were eating at St. Anselm restaurant on Friday. 

“There were multiple people who paid as well as offered to pay,” a server who identified herself as Bella who was taking care of the guardsmen, told The Hill. There were three separate instances where people wanted to pay for their meals. 

The first group was a family who told their server they would pay for the guardsmen’s first round of drinks. “The server let the guardsmen know that that happened and they were very thankful for that,” Bella said.  

In another instance, a man who wasn’t eating at the restaurant offered to pay for the full meal. “I believe he had come from the gym across the street from us. He approached me and he said he wanted to pay for their entire meal,” Bella said. 

The man handed Bella the credit card for her to run and then he left without speaking to the guardsmen. The guardsmen were sitting outside in the restaurant’s heated pods they used for outdoor dining, as indoor dining is prohibited in D.C. due to the pandemic. 

Another guest offered to pay for the full meal at the end, but it was already covered. A Twitter user posted about trying to pay for the group’s meal, however it is unclear if this user is the same guest the server referred to. 

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