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Highlights from 2023 Operation Green Light for Veterans

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Key Takeaways

Counties across the country are joining Operation Green Light for Veterans to shine a light on the issues veterans face and highlight the resources available to veterans at the county, state and federal levels.

Below, explore examples of counties, state associations and partners participating in Operation Green Light for Veterans. Click on the state to explore the counties, parishes and boroughs illuminating their buildings green this week.

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Alabama

Autauga County, Ala.
Madison County, Ala.
Mobile County, Ala.
Montgomery County, Ala.

Arizona

Navajo County, Ariz.
Yuma County, Ariz.

Arkansas

Ashley County, Ark.
Benton County, Ark.

California

Humboldt County, Calif.
Kings County, Calif.
Los Angeles County, Calif.
Madera County, Calif.
Nevada County, Calif.
Riverside County, Calif.
Shasta County, Calif.
Siskiyou County, Calif.
Ventura County, Calif.

Colorado

Adams County, Colo.
Arapahoe County, Colo.
Archuleta County, Colo.
Douglas County, Colo.
Larimer County, Colo.

Florida

Alachua County, Fla.
Charlotte County, Fla.
Citrus County, Fla.
Clay County, Fla.
Miami-Dade County, Fla.
Monroe County, Fla.
Okeechobee County, Fla.
Pasco County, Fla.
Seminole County, Fla.

Georgia

Camden County, Ga.
DeKalb County, Ga.
Fayette County, Ga.
Fulton County, Ga.
Gwinnett County, Ga.
Putnam County, Ga.
Upson County, Ga.
Whitfield County, Ga.

Idaho

Idaho County, Idaho
Teton County, Idaho

Illinois

Lake County, Ill.
McHenry County, Ill.
McLean County, Ill.
Peoria County, Ill.

Indiana

DeKalb County, Ind.
Hendricks County, Ind.
Vermillion County, Ind.

Iowa

Johnson County, Iowa
Linn County, Iowa
Monona County, Iowa
Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Story County, Iowa

Kansas

Allen County, Kan.
Finney County, Kan.
Harvey County, Kan.
Jackson County, Kan.
Johnson County, Kan.
Riley County, Kan.
Unified Govt. of Wyandotte County & Kansas City, Kansas

Kentucky

Montgomery County, Ky.

Louisiana

Caddo Parish, La.
Vernon Parish, La.

Maryland

Baltimore City, Md.
Carroll County, Md.
Cecil County, Md.
Howard County, Md.
Montgomery County, Md.
St. Mary's County, Md.
Talbot County, Md.

Massachusetts

Barnstable County, Mass.

Michigan

Calhoun County, Mich.
Calhoun County, Mich.
Lenawee County, Mich.
Otsego County, Mich.
Wexford County, Mich.

Minnesota

Aitkin County, Minn.
Anoka County, Minn.
Beltrami County, Minn.
Blue Earth County, Minn.
Dakota County, Minn.
Dodge County, Minn.
Itasca County, Minn.
Mahnomen County, Minn.
Murray County, Minn.
Lac qui Parle County, Minn.
Otter Tail County, Minn.
Pope County, Minn.
Ramsey County, Minn.
Rice County, Minn.
Scott County, Minn.
Sibley County, Minn.
Swift County, Minn.
Washington County, Minn.
Wright County, Minn.

Mississippi

DeSoto County, Miss.

Missouri

Adair County, Mo.
Randolph County, Mo.

Montana

Custer County, Mont.
Fergus County, Mont.

Nebraska

Box Butte County, Neb.
Buffalo County, Neb.
Cedar County, Neb.
Douglas County, Neb.
Fillmore County, Neb.
 Knox County, Neb.
Lancaster County, Neb.
 Morrill County, Neb.
 Sarpy County, Neb.

Nevada

Washoe County, Nev.

New Jersey

Cumberland County, N.J.

New Mexico

Curry County, N.M.
Lea County, N.M.
Los Alamos, County, N.M.
San Juan County, N.M.
Valencia County, N.M.

New York

Albany County, N.Y.
Allegany County, N.Y.
Erie County, N.Y.
Genesee County, N.Y.
Madison County, N.Y.
Monroe County, N.Y.
Onondaga County, N.Y.
Ontario County, N.Y.
Orleans County, N.Y.
Saratoga County, N.Y.
Schenectady County, N.Y.
Warren County, N.Y.

North Carolina

 Ashe County, N.C.
Bertie County, N.C.
Brunswick County, N.C.
Buncombe County, N.C.
Burke County, N.C.
Cabarrus County, N.C.
Carteret County, N.C.
Catawba County, N.C.
Cumberland County, N.C.
Dare County, N.C.
Davidson County, N.C.
Durham County, N.C.
Franklin County, N.C.
 Forsyth County, N.C.
Gaston County, N.C.
Granville County, N.C.
Guilford County, N.C.
Halifax County, N.C.
New Hanover County, N.C.
Jones County, N.C.
Lincoln County, N.C.
Robeson County, N.C.
Rowan County, N.C.
Union County, N.C.
Wake County, N.C.

North Dakota

Cass County, N.D.

Ohio

Clermont County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hamilton County, Ohio
Lake County, Ohio
Montgomery County, Ohio
Scioto County, Ohio
Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Oklahoma

Grady County, Okla.
Rogers County, Okla.
Tulsa County, Okla.

Oregon

Clatsop County, Ore.
Douglas County, Ore.
Marion County, Ore.

Pennsylvania

Carbon County, Pa.
Chester County, Pa.
Crawford County, Pa.
Dauphin County, Pa.
 Erie County, Pa.
Mifflin County, Pa.
Pike County, Pa.

South Carolina

Bamberg County, S.C.
Calhoun County, S.C.
Dorchester County, S.C.
Marlboro County, S.C.
Newberry County, S.C.
Richland County, S.C.

South Dakota

Bon Homme County, S.D.
Brown County, S.D.
Buffalo County, S.D.
Custer County, S.D.
Lincoln County, S.D.
Meade County, S.D.
Stanley County, S.D.
Sully County, S.D.
Yankton County, S.D.

Tennessee

Montgomery County, Tenn.
Rutherford County, Tenn.
Washington County, Tenn.

Texas

Comal County, Texas
Denton County, Texas
El Paso County, Texas
Ellis County, Texas
Guadalupe County, Texas
Harris County, Texas
Hays County, Texas
Hockley County, Texas
Lipscomb County, Texas
Llano County, Texas
Hockley County, Texas
Jim Wells County, Texas
Tarrant County, Texas
Wise County, Texas

Utah

Salt Lake County, Utah

Virginia

Albemarle County, Va.
Arlington County, Va.
Montgomery County, Va.
Stafford County, Va.

Washington

Benton County, Wash.
Kitsap County, Wash.
Spokane County, Wash.

West Virginia

Greenbrier County, W.Va.
Mercer County, W.Va.

Wisconsin

Calumet County, Wis.
Dane County, Wis.
 Milwaukee County, Wis.
Oconto County, Wis.
Washington County, Wis.
Waushara County, Wis.
Winnebago County, Wis

Wyoming

Campbell County, Wyo.

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