Uptown Columbus’s Veterans on Veterans Street Banner Program commemorates local veterans in a color and vibrant way. Uptown Columbus has reopened applications for The Veterans on Veterans Street Banner program which allows families and friends of veterans to have their heroes honored with a full-color banner to be displayed on Veterans Parkway in Uptown Columbus. 

The Veterans on Veterans Memorial Banner Street Program has been a success in dozens of communities. Uptown’s will honor veterans from the Columbus, Georgia, region with a full-color, heavy-duty vinyl banner that will be displayed for a full year. The program is open for applications on a first-come-first-serve basis.

For those interested in applying, please note the following important information:

• There are currently 40 banner spots available.

• The cost for each banner is $150.

• Banners will be placed on light poles on Veterans Parkway from Victory Drive to 13th Street.

• The service member must be retired or honorably discharged.

• This program is open to service members that have lived in Muscogee County, Georgia, or Russell or Lee County, Alabama (Fort Benning, GA included).

• The banner size is 24” wide x 50” long, double-sided. The veteran's name and service details will be displayed on the banner

• Banners will be put up around Veterans Day each year and will hang until October of the following year when new veterans can be honored.

• At the end of the term, the banner will be given to the family or banner sponsor.

• Banners are on a first-come, first-serve basis.

• Application and payment are made at Uptown Columbus. After payment is completed, the applicant will receive directions on how to provide information and photos for the banner.

The Veterans on Veterans Street Banner program has been developed in collaboration with Georgia Power Company and the City of Columbus.  In addition, the program received a start-up donation from the Elizabeth Fry and Dupont Kirven Foundation, Inc. 

“The banners are a small way we can acknowledge the sacrifice many of our neighbors have made serving our community and our Country,” said Director of Communications, Tracey Green. “Our local veterans are true heroes, and this program allows Columbus to proudly honor them in our town. We are very thankful for everyone's support to make this wonderful project happen.”

For more information on the Veterans on Veterans Memorial Banner Program, including the application process, visit www.alwaysuptown.com/veteransonveterans