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Wal-Mart To Hire More Than 100,000 Veterans Over Next Five Years

by Tom Kludt

01.15.13 | 1:33 am

Wal-Mart on Tuesday announced it will hire more than 100,000 veterans over the course of the next five years, Reuters reported.

The effort, which is supported by First Lady Michelle Obama, will begin on Memorial Day, with offers extended to honorably discharged veterans within their first year off from active duty.

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Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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