HADLEY — Active service members from Hadley, military veterans who continue to make their homes in town and others who have served the United States from World War I on will be among 82 people whose portraits will be displayed on banners around town beginning Monday.
“It will be a great tribute to all of them,” says Pam Hague, who chairs the Hadley Banner Committee.
Volunteers with the Fire and Police departments began positioning the banners this week on utility poles between the American flags that will line the streets, including Route 9 through town center, as well as in North Hadley center and other parts of town. The banners and flags will remain up throughout the summer and into the fall.
There has been a fantastic response to the banner program since it was announced last summer, Hague said, exceeding the 75 banners the committee hoped to display. There is already interest in adding more in coming years, and this year’s families will be asked to renew their commitment so that the banners can be refreshed, as they are expected to fade after months in the elements.
