The Garnett Community will kick off the Summer Patriotic Banner Display tonight, May 18th. The event will feature music from the local high school chamber choir and other patriotic presentations, including patriotic storytelling, a video tribute presented in the Archer Room at the Garnett Library, a military jeep display, and a banner tour around town to view more than 300 Veteran Banners displayed on city utility poles, which will be led by the American Legion Riders Chapter 156. The event started in 2016 as a recognition program for families to honor their veteran with a banner.
Banners are exhibited throughout Garnett on city utility poles and include military men and women who served in the U. S. Air Force, Army, National Guard, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy, with ties to Garnett and Anderson County. The banners are displayed from Memorial Day through the end of July. The Patriotic Banner Event will begin at 6:00 on the Courthouse Square.
