Jesse Brand Takes a Stand For Disabled Homeless Veteran

Musician stands up for homeless vet who was kicked out of Waffle House
WSMV 4 News
Posted by Tracy Kornet
Posted: Aug 24, 2015

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV)
Nashville musician Jesse Brand and a friend stopped for a bite to eat after a late-night gig Saturday night when he saw a homeless man nearby and invited him to dinner.

“I saw this guy hobbling across the parking lot with a cane,” Brand said. “He had a Marine Corps tattoo on his arm.

“I had spent several years off and on homeless as well,” Brand added.

Brand said what happened next made him sick.

“Within 30-40 seconds, the gal behind the counter said, ‘You two can stay, he's got to leave,’” Brand said.

“She said, ‘His shirt's dirty. He can't be in here.’”

Brand said it got worse when the man, who later told him was a disabled combat veteran named Roger Hornsby, asked for some belongings back.

“I went over there to get my sleeping bag and wheelchair,” Hornsby said. "And they said, ‘You get out of here. Get out of here.’”

Brand picked up the story from there.

“The gentleman said, ‘Can I have my sleeping bag and wheelchair?’ They said, ‘We threw it away,’” Brand said.

Brand said he turned to Hornsby and said, “Come on, let’s go somewhere.” He then turned to the manager and told him he would never be back there again.

“We drove five to six miles to the next Waffle House, where we were treated like kings,” Brand said.
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