Forrey's Vet Group is targeting Target Stores

[RamboLiberal]

I just got this disgusting email at work. Any of you DU'ers know the truth on this?

I was shocked by this...

Subject: Fw: Target against American Vets

Target against American Vets by Dick Forrey of the Vietnam Veterans Association

Recently we asked the local TARGET store to be a proud sponsor of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall here at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville 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.

They will not allow 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 can not support American Veterans, then why should I and my family 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

[vi5]

1. This has been debunked....got to Snopes....

Don't have the link but if you go to Snopes and type in Target Veterans it should come up.

My parents got this and believed it as well.

[patmacsf]

2. Come on, this is so patently false.

Let's not be as dim as the Freepers.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. Snopes link...

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

The Target Corporation does not contribute to veterans' causes: False.

The Target Corporation is French-owned: False.

The Target Corporation provides corporate grants only for 'gay and lesbian causes': False.

The Target Corporation does not contribute to the U.S. Marines 'Toys for Tots' program: False.

The Target Corporation does not allow reservists called to active duty to continue their health benefits: False.

Wanna bet Wal-Mart operatives are behind this?

[SoCalDem]

4. Two words

Walmart...Republicans

[trumad]

5. Advice to rmpalmer

I would say that 90 percent of all these types of emails are pure bullshit... Simply link to snopes.com, do a check and then return the email forwarding to all, with the info debunking this type of crap. It's great fun when you hit send and realize that you've just crushed the cockroach who sent it...

[loftycity]

6. Call Target at 612-304-6073 based in Minneapolis and ask them.