Friday, April 26, 2024
The Hood County courthouse on the Granbury Square will soon be lit up in green, but the special lighting will not be about the upcoming Christmas season.
It will be about Operation Green Light, a national effort to shine a light on the struggles of veterans across the country, many of whom have difficulty connecting with benefits after having served their country.
For Veterans Day, the National Association of Counties and the National Association of County Veteran Service Officers are inviting counties across the country to participate in Operation Green Light and to show support for veterans by lighting county buildings in green from Nov. 7-Nov. 13.
Veterans Day is Friday, Nov. 11.
At its regular meeting Tuesday, the Hood County Commissioners Court unanimously approved participating in Operation Green Light by illuminating the courthouse in green on the designated days.
County Maintenance Director Jay Riley told the Hood County News that his department will achieve the desired effect by covering outdoor LED flood lights that do not have a high surface temperature with green cellophane.
“It will tint the area as well as the building green,” he stated.
In another matter pertaining to veterans, the Commissioners Court voted unanimously to allow the collection of a soil sample at no cost to the county from the site on the courthouse lawn where a nine-foot-tall veterans memorial is planned. The purpose is to make sure that the ground can support the statue’s weight.
The project has been led by Granbury resident and Army veteran Brett Quillin and was funded through donations.
The monument will honor locals killed in action during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Global War on Terror.
