Today, the Sylvan Heritage Council and the Emporium borough crew, replaced 20 military banners in downtown Emporium. Three additional military banners were retired. As you may see from one of the photos, the sun and weather take their toll on these banners. We thank all those involved for their continued support of this program.
A big thank you goes out to borough crew members, Bill Wiltrout, Dakota Berry and Mike Moscato for their help today.
Emporium native Kent Riegel created the attached video to beautifully showcase Emporium's military banner program. A total of 188 banners grace the streets of Emporium with pride. We are so thankful for the huge amount of time and effort that went into making this for everyone to enjoy and share. Thank you Kent, truly. We are grateful.
One of the Sylvan Heritage's most important and impactful projects to date has been the establishment of our Military Banner Program. Introduced in 2015, the project has involved different rounds of sales, resulting in an incredible 188 banners flying proudly on the streetlights of virtually every street in Emporium, honoring our local military personnel and veterans.
We partnered with our local graphics company, Art & Ink, who digitized each photo and created the layout, then sent them on for fabrication. The Emporium Borough streets crew hangs and diligently maintains them for us.
As we did earlier this year, on any day, the Sylvan Heritage Council invites you to take a walk or a drive around Emporium and view our 188 military banners! Some of them memorialize a veteran who paid the ultimate price for his country. Take a look for the others and, when you find them, say a humble thank you. The banners stretch from the west to east end bridges and from Second to Sixth Streets. On this day and every day, Cameron County is military proud and strong!
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