In honor of our veterans, the Vestal Town Board is proud to announce the launch of our new Hometown Heroes Program. Custom banners celebrating local service members will soon be displayed along Front and Main Streets. While many surrounding communities already participate in this wonderful tradition, our Town personnel are excited to join them in showing our deep appreciation. These banners carry profound meaning for the sponsoring families, our local veterans, and the entire community. We are very happy to become a part of this wonderful tradition.

This program is the culmination of months of planning. Our Highway and Parks teams identified the best locations and volunteered to handle annual installation and removal, while the Town Board developed the design. A special thank you to our Highway Superintendent Donnie Younker, our Parks Supervisor Jeremiah Barnard, and all our Highway and Parks personnel for making this program possible! 

Information below. 

Have a wonderful Veterans Day!

To all our Veterans:

Thank you for your service!

Vestal Hometown Heroes Banner Program:

• The first banners will be raised in the Spring of 2027 and will be displayed from Spring until Fall.

• Town of Vestal Highway and Parks personnel will raise and lower the banners every year.

• Each banner will be displayed for three years.

• Applications will be accepted beginning in January 2027. More information will be provided as we get closer to the application date.  We will display all banners that are sponsored.  Applications cannot be submitted early. 

• Each banner is sponsored by the family of the veteran. The sponsorship cost will pay for the banner itself.  The Town will not receive any money. There is no out-of-pocket expense for the Town.

• While the price of the banner may increase due to inflation, it currently costs less than $200. The sponsorship cost is a one-time cost for the three-year period.

• After the three years, the banner will be returned to the family.