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

Arizona

Navajo County, Ariz.
Navajo County, Ariz.
Yuma County, Ariz.
Yuma County, Ariz.

Arkansas

Ashley County, Ark.
Ashley County, Ark.
Benton County, Ark.
Benton County, Ark.

California

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

Colorado

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

Florida

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

Georgia

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

Idaho

Idaho County, Idaho
Idaho County, Idaho
Teton County, Idaho
Teton County, Idaho

Illinois

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

Indiana

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

Iowa

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

Kansas

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

Kentucky

Montgomery County, Ky.
Montgomery County, Ky.

Louisiana

Caddo Parish, La.
Caddo Parish, La.
Vernon Parish, La.
Vernon Parish, La.

Maryland

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

Massachusetts

Barnstable County, Mass.
Barnstable County, Mass.

Michigan

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

Minnesota

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

Mississippi

DeSoto County, Miss.
DeSoto County, Miss.

Missouri

Adair County, Mo.
Adair County, Mo.
Randolph County, Mo.
Randolph County, Mo.

Montana

Custer County, Mont.
Custer County, Mont.
Fergus County, Mont.
Fergus County, Mont.

Nebraska

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

Nevada

Washoe County, Nev.
Washoe County, Nev.

New Jersey

Cumberland County, N.J.
Cumberland County, N.J.

New Mexico

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

New York

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

North Carolina

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

North Dakota

Cass County, N.D.
Cass County, N.D.

Ohio

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

Oklahoma

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

Oregon

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

Pennsylvania

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

South Carolina

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

South Dakota

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

Tennessee

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

Texas

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

Utah

Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake County, Utah

Virginia

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

Washington

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

West Virginia

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

Wisconsin

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

Wyoming

Campbell County, Wyo.
Campbell County, Wyo.

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