It appears that management at the Hilton Corporation might think so.

According to a report at the Mudville Gazette, Fran O’Brien’s Steak House in Washington, DC offers free steak dinners to injured vets staying at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The restaurant is in the Capitol Hilton Hotel. It appears the management of the Hilton Corporation feels that all those injured vets present too great of a liability risk and will not be renewing the restaurant’s lease. Meaning the small expression of gratitude to our injured troops may soon be coming to an end.

Information provided for contacting people with influence in this matter is below:
Dan Boyle (212) 838-1558

Brian Kellaher (202) 393-1000

Maybe this is just a big misunderstanding, so if you contact them please be humble. But if this concerns you be sure they know your thoughts.

Hat tip to Freedom Folks.

update: 4/15/2006 9:35PM Freedom Folks has a update on this matter and it looks like while Hilton is saying that the dinners had nothing to do with not renewing the lease, that they are working on doing the dinners at another place in the same building.

Michelle Malkin is now also covering this. She notes the the Washington Post has picked up the story.

Property owners have the freedom to lease to whoever they wish, but it’s good the dinners for the wounded vets are not going away.