Photos: Westerlo Military Banners
A committee of five Westerlo residents helped led the way to put banners in the town to honor the local military heroes.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Members of Hometown Heroes Committee stand below a banner featuring Luke McDermott, a Westerlo native who served in the United States Marines from 2006 to 2011 before he lost his legs while serving and would go on to win gold in the 2018 Paralympics for the United States sled hockey team. From left are Lisa DeGroff, Amie Burnside, Dorothy Verch, Betty Filkins, and Bonnie Kohl-Laub. Photos of the family of Ricky Haley, who served in the United States Army for 21 years, and Vietnam War veteran Richard Filkins, with their banners.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Betty Filkins and her husband, Westerlo Councilman Richard Filkins, stand below a Hometown Heroes banner commemorating his service in the United State Navy during the Vietnam War.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
The family of Ricky A. Haley Jr. stand below a banner commemorating his service in the United States Army from 1994 to 2015, where he served in Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Banners commemorating veterans as far back as World War I were set up by the Hometown Heroes Committee.