About the Program

Downtown Wytheville Incorporated and the Town of Wytheville, in consultation with VFW Post 2719 and American Legion Post 9 is bringing a Veterans Banner Program to Downtown Wytheville. The program aims to honor living or deceased veterans and active duty military members by displaying banners that feature service members throughout Downtown. Families, businesses, and individuals are able to sponsor banners and choose a special U.S. veteran or active duty service member to honor. The banners will be displayed for the entire month of November for three consecutive years and the sponsor will receive the banner as a special keepsake at the end of the display period.

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Veterans Banner Program

   HONORING WYTHEVILLE'S HOMETOWN HEROES   

Veterans Banner Project 2026

“This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave”

Downtown Wytheville Incorporated and the Town of Wytheville, in consultation with VFW Post 2719 and American Legion Post 9 is bringing a Veterans Banner Program to Downtown Wytheville. The program aims to honor living or deceased veterans and active duty military members by displaying banners that feature service members throughout Downtown. Families, businesses, and individuals are able to sponsor banners and choose a special U.S. veteran or active duty service member to honor. The banners will be displayed for the entire month of November for three consecutive years and the sponsor will receive the banner as a special keepsake at the end of the display period.

Program Highlights

Eligibility Requirements

  • Prior or current service in any branch of the US Armed Forces, Reserve Components, or National Guard.
  • Service member must be active duty, retired, or an honorably discharged veteran (note Veteran to be honored may be either living or deceased).
  • Service member must be a current resident or property owner, or a person that was born in Wytheville or Wythe County.

Submission Requirements and Additional Information

  • A clear high resolution photograph (as seen above) of the veteran in uniform.
  • A copy of DD214 or other proof of service deemed appropriate.
  • Town of Wytheville residents will have priority and Banners will be accepted on a first come, first served basis and have a permanent spot for the duration of the program.
  • Banners will be paid for by the Town of Wytheville, the Town will also replace any existing banners that are damaged at no cost to the applicant.
  • When the banners are no longer usable, they will be returned to the original applicant for a keepsake or appropriate disposal.
  • The program will open to Wytheville residents on March 1. The remaining slots will be open to Wythe County residents on May 1 on a first come, first served basis.

Purchase deadline for banners to be hung is August 1, 2026. Banners purchased after this date will be hung the following year, if slots remain available.

The banners will be hung the week of November 1. They will hang through Veterans Day, and come down the week after Thanksgiving, for the holiday decorations to be hung.