Army Dining Hall Becomes First to Sell Booze to Troops

Jon Cherry/Getty Images American troops can now buy beer, wine, ciders, and hard seltzers from the dining hall—but only at a single stateside base. Fort Hood, which is home to 38,000 troops in Central Texas, is the first dining hall to offer alcohol for sale through “42 Bistro,” according to Task & Purpose, which reports that the venue is styled to resemble a “campus-style” dining hall. “Our soldiers are adults, so we’re treating them accordingly,” Lt. Col. Joseph Payton, a spokesperson for III…