We demand a sincere and public apology from Sterling Jewelers. Mark Light must step down. BOYCOTT all stores owned by Sterling Jewelers. Veterans have given so much only to come home to face disrespect at the hands of employers. Show support for all veterans and thank them for what they have done by helping show solidarity for my wife Julie, a combat veteran who was literally slapped in the face on three different occasions by her former store manager, then shown utter contempt and disrespect on veteran's day. Sterling Jewelers CEO Mark Light and other executives at corporate have refused to admit any wrong doing, and have continually refused to personally apologize and make things right. Nothing was done to the manager that slapped my wife and corporate said that it was "inappropriate touching", not assault, even though there were numerous witnesses and cameras to corroborate the incidents. The manager remained in her store manager position until she quit several months later. The share holders must be made aware of how poorly these executives run the company and how badly employees are treated. Simply put, this company puts profits over it's people. Since Julie has reported this to corporate and has refused to back down they have refused her a promotion, refused to give her a small raise on her anniversary, forced her to do the job of the second assistant manager for several months while they left the position unfilled, she was not compensated for the excessive hours and extra work she had to do, they then threatened her on veteran's day with unemployment if she does not sell more jewelry by Dec. 31st. That only scratches the surface of the disrespect they have continually shown her. Boycott all jewelry stores owned by Sterling (Kays, Beldens, Jareds, etc). Send them a strong message that we will not allow our veterans to be disrespected any day, let alone the day they are meant to be honored and thanked. Once the deadline is reached this petition will be forwarded to the board of share holders at Signet Jewelers, which owns Sterling Jewelers, and media outlets. *Sterling Jewelers is NOT an anti-veteran company and we do not allege that they are. These actions were NOT committed out of retaliation because Julie is a veteran, rather out of retaliation for Julie standing up for herself and not giving in to them and pretending nothing ever happened. What we demand is that they admit fault and publicly apologize for the disrespect with which they have treated her on Veteran's day and all days previously. This company has been sued by the EEOC for discriminating against women in the past. They have fired numerous good employees because they have not sold enough. They treat everyone unequally paying certain people better than others.