Satire: Home Depot Honors Fallen Veterans With "Memorial Decks"

Image courtesy of The Onion News Network delivers a mock news sketch where an interview with the mother of a fallen US soldier is interwoven with bald-faced Home Depot ads.

The Onion News Network delivers a mock news sketch where an interview with the mother of a fallen US soldier is interwoven with bald-faced Home Depot ads. It skewers in-programming product placement, retailers bestowing empty honors to capitalize on tragedy and drive sales, and all those morning “news” talk shows with the substance of a used candy wrapper. And, according to America’s second-finest news source, Best Week Ever, this is actually sorta based on reality.

ONN Video About Home Depot Cashing In On War Vets Would Be More Funny If It Were Less True [Best Week Ever]

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