All verterans check this out

[Champlain Islander]

Check this one out that a good friend just sent to me.


Amazing Issue with Target Stores

If they have a good sale in their ads, take the ad to Wal-Mart, where they will meet the price.

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 TAR! GET 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 t! his 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.

[North Texan]

False.

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

[AJ52]

That makes more sense!

[Swampdog]

Speaking of the French.


>
>WHY IS IT THAT WE HAVE TO SPEAK ENGLISH?
>
>
>A U.S.Navy Admiral was attending a Naval conference that included
>admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies.
>
>At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a group of half
>dozen or so officers that included personnel from most of the countries.
>
>Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks --but
>a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many
>languages, Americans learn only English.
>
>He then asked: "Why is it that we always have to speak English in these
>conferences rather than speaking French?"
>
>Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied: "Maybe it's because
>the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't
>have to speak German."
>
>Suddenly the group became very quiet.
>