[pct-l] For the vets here...

[calliger at infolane.com (calliger@infolane.com)]

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


Please send this on to everyone you know 
to let Target know 
we don't need them either