Photo of the author Wal-Mart's big July 4 lie: This is how it really treats veterans I'm a disabled Army veteran and former WalMart employee. The company claims it's pro-veteran? Here's the sick truth

The Fourth of July is a time to cherish our independence. Enjoy fireworks. Be with our families. And hear more insulting mistruths from Wal-Mart about how it “respects” our veterans. I am a disabled Army veteran and former Wal-Mart employee. I worked for four years at Wal-Mart store No. 2059 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, as a service writer for the Tire & Lube Express division. Despite the company’s purported commitment to honor veterans and provide us with quality job opportunities over the next five years, my experience at the retailer was a nightmare.

I served my country honorably, made countless sacrifices, and my managers didn’t care that I was a veteran. In fact, the only time management asked if any of us were veterans was last year on Memorial Day. Wal-Mart, as part of what I believe was nothing more than a shallow attempt to appear veteran-friendly that day, wanted us to wear a badge around the store to prove they were honoring their commitments.

But the dirty little secret is Wal-Mart is not veteran-friendly.

Most of my time at the company was spent justifying my needed visits to the doctor. Every time I stood up for my right to take off for medical treatment, my manager would use my disability against me and take away the electric cart I had to use to get around or make me walk around the building to exit or enter the store.

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