Green light for a Vet

[lex137]

Thanks Bailey for the info!

[NoahSki]

I think that hanging a flag for us is more supportive than a green light. Vets appreciate residents who show patriotism and intelligent support for their country. If Wal mart wants to support Vets, they should give a military / veteran discount, not start some BS marketing scheme and line their shelves with green light bulbs for sale.
I will be hanging my mission flag out front with the spotlight on it to keep it lit at night, not putting out a green light bulb.

[Martinjmpr]

Is this it? First I've heard of it, is this a new thing? I'm curious what some of our veterans think of this vs. hanging a flag or something similar. I like the sentiment, just I'm not sure how many people would know what it meant.

Wife and I were watching that commercial, she thinks we should do it so we probably will. Honestly I'm kind of "meh" on the whole thing. I'm not crazy about gestures of "support" that don't actually do anything to help the people being "supported."

I also wonder about the premise of the gesture, i.e. that veterans feel like they need "support."

I don't, I did what I did because I wanted to and I always felt like the reward for honorable service was that I know I did honorable service. That's not to say I don't appreciate it when someone says "thank you for your service", I do appreciate it but I don't need it.

GREEN LIGHT GO GO GO!

GEDIT: I'm also unclear as to what the green light represents, unless of course it's a reference to throwing yourself out of a "perfectly good" airplane,

I never jumped out of "perfectly good airplanes" I jumped out of Air Force airplanes.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Martinjmpr, I know what you mean. I'll do it anyway but personally, I'd rather people show their support by actually taking an interest in the country and the direction it's heading, learn something about the Constitution we swore to protect, and preserve the American way of life we grew up with instead of adopting these nihilistic Europhile touchy-feely anti-Western anti-Judaeo-Christian practices that have become in vogue.

[NoahSki]

Imagine if we could take all the money spent on green light bulbs across the country over the next couple weeks and put it towards a good cause instead of Walmart cash registers....

[Irving]

Can't you get green bulbs from Amazon?

[Aloha_Shooter]

I would get the green light bulbs anyway for Christmas -- have to replace the ones that were stolen. Today's society is very superficial -- just be happy some of them thought for even 5 seconds about doing something.

[WillysWagon]

Now if Walmart would put the profits from green bulb sales toward Veteran related organizations, hmmmmmm.

[BushMasterBoy]

If you really want to help veterans, you can donate to the DAV. "Disabled American Veterans"

http://www.dav.org/

[NoahSki]

If you really want to help veterans, you can donate to the DAV. "Disabled American Veterans"

http://www.dav.org/

Oddly enough, when I was a little shit teenager before I "grew up" I did community service at the local DAV. Seems ironic that I am now a veteran getting out, filing for disability...