HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – If you see a green light shining on a porch or in a window, it’s to show support for veterans. It’s an initiative that asks people to “green light a vet.”
Green is the color of hope, renewal and well being.
Mega retailer Walmart is calling attention to the professional and personal struggles some veterans face once their military service comes to an end. Walmart, under its “Welcome Home Commitment” program, has pledged to hire 250,000 veterans by 2020.
The company recently hired its 100,000th vet, and has promoted 9,000 since 2013, according to its website. Since 2011, the company’s foundation has pledged more than $40 million to veterans groups that provide job training, transition help and education.
So far about a 1.5 million people have stepped up to support the cause around the country.
