[SheLion]

I never had trouble showing my military ID; it was as widely accepted as a VISA card fer cryin' out loud. This shop owner has ulterior motives.

I think your right!

[He Rides A White Horse]

When she saw it, however, she showed it to the owner, and the owner said, “That’s no good, get out of here.”

This sounds a bit, err, hostile........I'm wondering if this isn't some liberal Pali sympathizer supporting the troops........their troops.

[He Rides A White Horse]

You know......in the vein of "Let's spit on the returning Vietnam vet". That mentality.

[jmax]

Shop owner should be famliar with Military I.D. Cards, as Brewer / Bangor is just up the road from Naval Air Station, Brunswick (lots of military, military dependents and military retiree's there) and Bath, home of Bath Iron Works, builders of US Navy ships. Lot of BIW workers are military retiree's AND a lot of active duty Navy men and women live in the Bath area that are assigned to the ships' pre-commissioning crew.

[A. Morgan]

29 State House Station
101 Hospital Street
Augusta, Maine  04333-0029
Tel:   207-624-9000 ext 52119
Fax:  207-624-9186
TTY:  207-624-9105

Maine State Identification Cards

Any person who is a Maine resident, or a nonresident temporarily domiciled in the State with a mailing address in the State may apply for an official state non-driver identification card. 

State Identification Cards are issued at all motor vehicle branch offices.  The fee is $5.00. 

Please bring with you two of the following documents for identification. One must indicate your date of birth and the other must bear your written signature. 

            Drivers License                       Drivers Permit
            Driver Education Card              Social Security Card
            Passport                                Birth Certificate
            Military ID Card                       Citizenship Papers
            Military Dependent ID Card       Divorce Papers
            Certificate of Marriage              Baptismal Records
            Court Order                             School Records/Transcript (certified)
            Unemployment Card                Concealed Weapons Permit
            Adoption Papers
 

It looks like in the Great State of Maine being in the United States Military is the same as being unemployed, licensed driver, or merely being having a birth certificate.

As long elected state officals are writing laws which result in this utter disrespect for our service men and women, it is no wonder that a store owner would follow suite.

Recalling the Ken Burns Civil War series were he recounts stories soldiers from the Great State of Maine.. my eyes fill with tears, for that once Great State has lost it's way.