While out and about in town, you may have noticed in the downtown corridor Greater Napanee is displaying banners honouring local veterans as part of its Veterans Banner Program.
The Legion’s Kathy Gardner says the program began through a partnership between the town and the now-dissolved Napanee BIA, with funding received in 2019 and 2021.
The banners feature veterans who served in the First and Second World Wars, Korea, Afghanistan and other conflicts involving Canada.
Gardner says the project helps the community remember those who served.
A new grant from the Lennox and Addington Community Foundation in June of last year helped replace weather-damaged banners and create eight new ones.
More than 172 veterans are also recognized on the Napanee Legion Branch 137 Wall of Honour.
Residents can visit the Legion to learn more about the veterans through a binder containing their biographies.
Written by Emily Chatwood
