Wal-Mart's attempt at freedom of press thwarted.

"(Whether or not) the Protocols are genuine (which can never be proven conclusively), it might cause some of us to keep a wary eye on world affairs. We neither support nor deny its message. We simply make it available for those who wish a copy." -Walmart

Anti-Defamation League head Abraham Foxman and Rabbi Abraham Cooper, assistant dean of the international Jewish rights group The Simon Wiesenthal Center, wrote to Wal-Mart President Lee Scott expressing their objection that the book was on sale.  John T. Walton pointedly refused, reiterating the store's position on the sale of the book and the review.

Was John Walton Murdered?

June 27, 2005, John Walton, of Jackson, Wyo., mysteriously crashed shortly after takeoff Monday from Jackson Hole Airport in Grand Teton National Park, the company said. The cause of the crash was not known and park rangers planned an investigation, officials said. Walton was 58.  

Wal-Mart heir John Walton, who died in the crash of his ultralight aircraft Monday, is being remembered as a friendly man who threw his considerable financial support behind efforts to educate low-income children.

John Walton was an Army veteran who served with the Green Berets as a medic during the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Silver Star for saving the lives of several members of his unit while under enemy fire, according to the company.

In 2005, Walmart pulled the book from its shelves and banned it from being sold in the future

John T. Walton

 

John Thomas Walton (October 8, 1946 – June 27, 2005) was a United States war veteran and a son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He was also the chairman of True North Partners, a venture capital firm. Walton cofounded the Children's Scholarship Fund, providing tuition scholarships for disadvantaged youth.Early life and service in the Vietnam WarWalton graduated from Bentonville High School where he was a star football player. Walton went on to attend the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. 
 

He dropped out of college in 1968 to spend more time playing the flute and enlisted in the U.S. Army (after the Vietnamese Tet Offensive).During the Vietnam war Walton served in the Green Berets as part of the Studies and Observations Group. He was involved in combat in the A Shau Valley and in Laos, where he was the medic and second-in-command of a unit named "Strike Team Louisiana". Walton later received a Silver Star for bravery in combat.