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Anti-Veteran
TARGET
Wasn't it last Christmas
that Target refused to let the Salvation Army ring their bells in
front of their stores?
Dick Forrey of the
Vietnam Veterans Association wrote.
"Recently we asked the
local TARGET store to be a proud sponsor of the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial Wall during our spring recognition event.
We received the following
reply from the local TARGET management: "Veterans do not meet our
area of giving. We only donate to the arts, social action groups,
gay &lesbian causes, and education."
So I'm thinking, if the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and veterans in general, do not meet
their donation criteria, then something is really wrong at this
TARGET store.
We were not asking for
thousands of dollars, not even hundreds, just a small sponsorship
for a memorial remembrance.
As a follow-up, I
E-mailed the TARGET U.S. Corporate Headquarters and their response
was the same. That's their national policy.
Then I looked into the
company further. They will not allow the Marines to collect for
'Toys for Tots' at any of their stores. And during the recent Iraq
deployment, they would not allow families of employees who were
called up for active duty to continue their insurance coverage while
they were on military service.
Then as I dig further,
TARGET is a French-owned corporation.
Now, I'm thinking again.
If TARGET cannot support American Veterans, then why should my
family and I support their stores by spending our hard earned
American dollars!
And, have their profits
sent to France.
Without the American
Vets, where would France be today?
"They, most likely would
be speaking German and trading in Deutsch Marks"
Sincerely,
Dick Forrey
Veterans Helping Veterans
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