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<\/a> From left: American Legion Post 469 Commander Larry Pacentrilli, Legion Auxiliary President Dolores Wilson, Longport Mayor Patrick Armstrong and John Reed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Longport will continue to honor veterans through is banner program.<\/p>\n
Volunteers first put up the banners last year to honor those who served their nation, led by American Legion Auxiliary President Dolores Wilson and her husband, Joe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the support of Mayor Patrick Armstrong and the Board of Commissioners, 30 banners were erected on utility poles along Atlantic Avenue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Armstrong said he got the idea of erecting the banners after seeing them on utility poles in Egg Harbor Township during a golf outing and suggested replicating the program in Longport to Post Commander Larry Pacentrilli.<\/p>\n
“When Mayor Pat approached me with the project, I told him it was a great idea … best implemented by the community,” Pacentrilli said.<\/p>\n
The Longport Beach Patrol along with the Police and Fire departments contributed funding to make it happen.<\/p>\n
Residents now are being asked to recommend a veteran for the honor this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The veteran must have resided in Longport for a period of time and\/or be a current or past member of the American Legion Post.<\/p>\n
The volunteers unveiled the first 10 banners during an information session held in Borough Hall last August.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first veterans honored in 2025 are Thomas B. Reed, Sam Cianci, Andrew Funk Jr., Hugo Pacentrilli, Herb Stern, Thomas Schnepp, John Scott, Alberg Anzardo and William Kunik. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Margate also has posted banners along the promenade on Amherst Avenue.<\/p>\n