The Blue Water Area Fallen Heroes Community Banner Program was brought forward by Ed Weichsler, Program Advisor and U.S. Air Force Veteran and an elite student leadership class project from Croswell – Lexington High School as a way to honor our community’s military heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice to their country and promote civic pride in our community.

St. Clair County has over 630 service members who died in service to their country from World War I to the current gulf war conflict. The community banners will feature the fallen heroes’ photograph, rank, name, branch of service, war conflict, age, and city where they reside.  These beautiful, patriotic banners will be displayed one week before and one week after Memorial Day each year.

The concept for the Banner Program initially came from Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, a small farming community with banners honoring the memory of fallen or missing-in-action service members, which are mounted on light poles in downtown Waynesboro during the weeks surrounding Memorial Day.

Banner Program Guidelines & Advisors
Banners must be dedicated to service members from a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces who died in service to their country from World War I to the current gulf war conflict and who resided in cities/townships across St. Clair County.

• Service members must have been graduates or former students of a school district within St. Clair County, a prior resident or property owner, or a native of cities/townships in St. Clair County.

• Family members or relatives must provide original or good condition photographs of service members in their military uniform or their senior high school picture.  The Department of Defense Military Service Seal will be used if no photo can be provided.

NOTE: Banner Program Guidelines are subject to change based on the development of the program.

Advisors

Ed Weichsler, Program Advisor and U.S. Air Force Veteran

“Charles A. Hammond” American Legion Post 8, Port Huron, Michigan

 

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