HAPPY ENDING: Walmart followed through and put a canopy up outside for veterans in Dickson City. The Walmart in Dickson City says it will offer a canopy for veterans in the future.Īs for Griffin, rain or shine, he plans on collecting for other veterans bright and early Sunday morning. “The whole goal is how can we make a bad situation better, and I think both sides want that continued relationship.” Ragan talked to the store manager and was able to come to an agreement that would give veterans a cover in inclement weather. “How you could make a gentleman who fought for our country and risk his life for our freedom sit in the rain while he is trying to sell something to remember those who went before him?” Beth Bonacci asked. Shoppers told WNEP there should be an alternative for the 69-year-old veteran. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department, the Rice Lake Fire Department, Lakeview Medical Center Ambulance and Life Link Helicopter were dispatched to the scene. Many people stopped to donate to the veteran on Saturday and received a poppy for their support. On Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at 8:24 a.m., the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call of an Ultralight Aircraft that crashed in a field north of Rice Lake. “He is going to do what he has to do for his VFW, and he wants to make sure he is representing them the same way we did when we wore the uniform,” Ragan said.Ī manager from Walmart did tell WNEP that this store had implemented a safety policy about two years ago – those collecting money had to be 15 feet from the doorway.
The veteran wouldn’t talk with WNEP on camera. One day later, Manuel Griffin was in front of the store again – this time in the sun – collecting donations for service members. In the post, the veteran’s wife says he was made to sit out in the rain and not in the covered area of the store. – Thousands of people on Facebook have shared a photo of a veteran sitting by himself in the rain outside a Walmart in Dickson City, Pennsylvania. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ĭICKSON CITY, Pa. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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