Amazing Issue with Target Stores
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>If they have a good sale in their ads, take the ad to Walmart, where
>they will meet the price...............
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>Dick Forrey of the Vietnam Veterans Association wrote.
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>"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.' "
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>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 to have their profits sent to France.
>Without the American Vets, where would France be today?"
>
>Feel free to pass this along to whomever you want.
>
>
>Sincerely,
>Dick Forrey
>Veterans Helping Veterans
>
>SFC David Kaiser, Kay Kaiser
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>Please send this on to everyone you know to let Target know how
>AMERICAN'S feel about their non-support of America and our support
>of
>them. Isn't it amazing how people can forget when we support them
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>Best Regards, Dick

Just in the interest of accuracy, check this out:

http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/target2.html

or this:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/target.asp

This story has been floating around for a couple of years.

Personally, I'm a Walmart guy. But, this is just a good example of how things get twisted on the web.

Chuck

Hi mary, Hi Chuck,

Here's Target's own statement: Target Supports US Vets

So what'cha building 1/48 these days?

Chuck,

Thanks for the link which clarifies Targets position. I really appreciate the "truth" and hate it when people twist things to fit their own agenda.

Hey all!

I never heard the story before, but when reading all the messages and links I'm convinced it was a miscommunication that later became a twisted story living his own live.
I hope Target can clear this once and for all.

I think something I read on one of the links cfbusch2000 mentioned is a very wise thing: Before you forward anything, ask yourself if you're prepared to deal with the consequences if people mistake you for the letter's author.

Paul