Military service organizations are teaming up with Walmart to support veterans. It is through an initiative called,” Greenlight a Vet.” It is designed to help veterans and their families when out of uniform to take the next step into civilian life. It calls for all Americans to engage with veterans and their families and help in the transition back to the communities with either jobs or a place to live.
The suggestion also is to if possible place a green light on your porch to show our support for veterans coming home. Walmart says it is committed to this project and intends to hire 250,000 veterans by the year 2020. Now on a personal note let me mention the fact that I am a U.S. Navy veteran from the Vietnam era and was hire by Northeast Plumbing in Mineola and have been there for over 35 years now.
My company has hired a number of veterans from the Army, Navy, and the Marines over the years. Matter of fact one of our customers who was a super named
Brian in an apartment building in Kew Gardens had served in the military sent my boss a flag that was flown in Afghanistan while he was there, and is now hanging proudly in our store.
This Veterans Day please remember our brave men and women who have served our nation with pride and devotion to duty se we might have those freedoms we enjoyed today.
Remember these freedoms come from those who with great personal sacrifice had to leave jobs, family and friends for the greater good.
So please help a veteran if you can. In addition to that please fly the American flag from home and office in support of our veterans on Veterans Day.
And if you know a veteran call him or her and tell them thank you. I know I will !
Frederick R. Bedell Jr.
Glen Oaks Village
