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Bill McKenna, left, and Frank Miale helped put up the poles and banners outside of the VFW Post 2718 in Franklin Square.
Courtesy Lisa DelliPizzi
The Franklin Square Civic Association hung up banners of veterans and first responders for the organization’s special Hometown Heroes program.
Courtesy Lisa DelliPizzi
Maryann Scatamacchia, left, and Adrienne McKenna cleaned up the banners and made sure they were in excellent condition to display in the neighborhood.
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Frank Culmone, president of the Franklin Square Civic Association, was excited to kick off the Hometown Heroes banner program, which is going on its fifth year. Culmone was able to honor his relatives with the Honored Heroes banner.
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Jon Israel, civic association board member, assembled banners honoring veterans such as Raymond P. Walsh, who served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.
Courtesy Lisa DelliPizzi
The Franklin Square Civic Association is celebrating local veterans and heroes for a fifth year with its special Hometown Heroes banner initiative.
The plan is to place the banners at the VFW Post 2718 on Lincoln Road or at Rath Park from Memorial Day on May 29 through Veteran’s Day on Nov. 11.
Once they are taken down after Veteran’s Day, the banners will be returned to the sponsors in the late fall, as a keepsake.
The Hometown Heroes are reserved for the contributions of Franklin Square residents, while the Honored Hero banners are available to current Franklin Square residents who would like to give recognition to a military or first responder hero who is not from the town.
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