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

[wayneskraft at comcast.net (Wayne Kraft)]

I don't shop at Target because of the Salvation Army bell ringer  
exclusion, but the Vietnam Veterans Wall deal is a hoax.  That email  
has been floating around for years.  I think there is a WalMart  
version also.

On Feb 17, 2006, at 8:28 AM, calliger@infolane.com wrote:

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> 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.
>
>
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> 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
>
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