Hometown Heroes program honors New York veterans
February 05, 2021
A VFW Life member in New York was inspired to start a program honoring local veterans and military members during a trip with his wife in the Catskills Mountains.
“We were driving through Cairo (New York) and saw banners with service members on them,” retired Army 1st Sgt. Bill Forte said. “My wife (Doris) and I pulled over to look at them, and I thought it was a good idea to do it in our area.”
Life member of VFW Post 1386 in Kingston, New York, and retired Army 1st Sgt. Bill Forte displays Hometown Heroes banners in Kingston in 2019. The program has made more than 600 banners for veterans and military members in the Kingston area. Photo courtesy of Rileighs Outdoor Décor.