Target:

Wasn't it 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, TARGETis 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 Let TARGET know

we dont need them either !