Target Has PR Nightmare On It's Hands

I doubt that these Marines were recruiting, and I'm willing to bet that the manager is an anti-war type, but I'm just guessing. But regardless, two Marines are claiming that they were thrown out of a Target recently by a manager who claimed they were recruiting. I'd be more interested in hearing what the former Navy SEAL who happened to be nearby has to say.

"I didn't want to make a scene," Rodriguez said. "We were representing Marines anyway just by wearing the uniform, so I kept my mouth shut."

Then, Rodriguez said, "this retired Navy SEAL came up behind us and he said, 'You forget what... country this is,' and he goes off on (the assistant manager) saying, 'You have no right to throw them out of Target just because they are talking to one of your employees.' "

"He got everything out in the open that I was thinking, so I kind of left with a grin," Rodriguez said.

It sounds like this Marine has his head screwed on straight if he didn't say anything because in his own words: "We were representing Marines anyway just by wearing the uniform." So, let's see how Target explains this incident out.

Travis

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