A Spokane Valley (Washington) company, Valor Cleaning Services, recently was recognized by the Washington Department of Employment Security’s Hire-A-Vet program.

When Edward Burns Jr. opened his cleaning business last July, the former Marine knew he wanted veterans on his payroll.

Burns said he figured people who could pass daily inspections would be good at vanquishing spills, dust and cobwebs. The sense of teamwork, initiative and mission instilled by the military would be assets, too, the article said.

Valor has a staff of 26 workers and half are veterans.

“We have the eye for attention to detail that makes the customer smile,” Burns said in the article. “We do everything with honor, dignity and respect. That’s what makes us Valor Cleaning.”

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