Veterans Day Discounts At South Shore Restaurants, Stores In 2021

BRAINTREE, MA — For Veterans Day 2021, a host of stores and restaurants across the South Shore are offering discounts and freebies to service members.

Here's a list of local spots to get those discounts. If you're a business owner offering something to veterans this year, email jimmy.bentley@patch.com.

• 110 Grill — Free lunch entrée for active-duty members or veterans. Locations in Braintree and Plymouth.
• Pinz Kingston — All military veterans and members can head over to Pinz on Nov. 11 for free bowling passes and shoe rentals.
• Lorenzo's Italian Restaurant — Enjoy a free meal for veterans on Nov. 11 from 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
• Persy's Place — Receive a complimentary meal and drink. Location in Kingston
• 7-Eleven — Free coffee or Big Gulp for veterans by downloading store app. Multiple locations.
• Applebee's — Free meal from a select menu for veterans and active-duty members. Location in Quincy
• Outback Steakhouse — Free blooming onion and soda. Location in Randolph
• Dunkin' — Free donut for veterans. Multiple locations.
• Buffalo Wild Wings — Free side of wings for veterans. Locations in Hanover, Braintree, Brockton
• Starbucks — Free 12-ounce (tall) hot coffee for veterans, active-duty members and spouses. Multiple locations.
• Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub — Free entrée for veterans between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Veterans Day. Locations in Weymouth, Bridgewater, Hingham, Plymouth, Quincy and Rockland
• Wendy's — Free small breakfast combo with military ID. Multiple locations.
• McDonald's — McDonald's of New England is celebrating Veterans Day by offering free breakfast meals on Thursday, November 11. Vets can head to their local New England McDonald's for their choice of a free Egg McMuffin, Sausage Biscuit or Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit along with Hash Browns and a medium soft drink, sweet tea or premium roast coffee with proof of service.
• IHOP — Free red, white and blue pancakes during restaurant hours. Locations in Braintree, Quincy and Brockton
• Planet Fitness — Veterans can work out for free at Massachusetts gyms through Nov. 15. Locations in Braintree, Brockton, Hanover, Hingham, Middleboro, Plymouth, Quincy and Weymouth.

Veterans Day, commemorated annually on Nov. 11, was first celebrated in 1919 to honor those who fought in World War I. It was initially called Armistice Day and was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.

The holiday's origin is tied to the armistice, a temporary end of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany signed in France on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
It became Veterans Day in 1954, shortly following the end of the Korean War and less than a decade after World War II, after various veterans service organizations urged Congress to encompass veterans of all wars in their honor.