Wal-Mart Stores Inc., one of the nation’s largest private employers of veterans, surpassed its goal of hiring 20,000 veterans as of Monday’s Veteran’s Day holiday since launching a new hiring effort six months ago, with 48 veterans that have been hired in Hawaii alone as a result. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) calls it “Veterans Welcome Home Commitment,” and the company pledges to hire any honorably discharged veteran within the first year off active duty, with the goal of hiring 100,000 veterans…
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