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 ourspring recognition event. We received the following replyfrom the local TARGET management: ' Veterans do not meet ourarea of giving. We only donate to the arts, social actiongroups,=gay & lesbian causes, and education.' So I'm thinking, if the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall andveterans 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, justa small sponsorship for a memorial remembrance.As a follow-up, I E-mailed the TARGET U.S. CorporateHeadquarters and their response was the same. That's theirnational policyThen I looked into the company further..They will not allowthe Marines to collect for 'Toys for Tots' at any of their stores.. And during the recent Iraq deployment, they wouldnot allow families of employees who were called up foractive duty to continue theirinsurance coverage whilethey were on military service. Then as I dig further, TARGETis a French-owned corporation.Now, I'm thinking again. If TARGET cannot support AmericanVeterans, then why should my family and I support theirstores by spending our hard earned American dollars! And, have their profits sent to France . Without the AmericanVets, where would France be today?'They, most likely would be speaking German and trading in Deutsch Marks' Sincerely,Dick ForreyVeterans Helping VeteransPlease send this on to everyone you know to let Target know we don't need them either !