Binghamton Honors Fallen Veterans With Banner Program

The fourth annual Hometown Heroes Banner Program recognized veterans who died in combat at a ceremony in Binghamton.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Civic

Bold flat-color editorial illustration of a row of plain blank banners hanging from a street pole under an overcast sky, evoking a civic tribute to local fallen veterans. — Binghamton honored veterans who died in combat at the fourth annual Hometown Heroes Banner Program ceremony at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena, with banners to hang along Conklin Avenue. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Officials held the fourth annual Hometown Heroes Banner Program recognition ceremony at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena, honoring veterans who died in combat. The City of Binghamton will hang banners displaying each veteran's face, name, and military rank along Conklin Avenue on the Southside.

Why it matters

The program gives residents of Binghamton a visible, ongoing way to remember local service members who died in combat. Its placement along Conklin Avenue puts the tribute in a busy public corridor on the city's Southside.

This is the fourth annual edition of the Hometown Heroes Banner Program, a municipal recognition initiative, and the extraction does not report how many veterans are being honored this year. The count of banners displayed along Conklin Avenue was not provided.

The players

Jared Kraham

Jared Kraham is the mayor of Binghamton, New York, and a public official who oversees the city government that organizes the program.

Josh Riley

Josh Riley is a U.S. Representative who represents New York's region including Binghamton and is a public official who attended the ceremony.

The details

Attendees at the recognition ceremony at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena included Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham and Representative Josh Riley, and the National Anthem and a musical salute to the Armed Forces were performed. The banners display each honored veteran's face, name, and military rank, and will be hung by the City of Binghamton along Conklin Avenue.

November 5, 2026: Recognition ceremony held at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena.
November 11, 2026: Veterans Day, the occasion around which the banners are displayed.

Community Memory

The fourth annual Hometown Heroes Banner Program continues a recurring Binghamton tradition of publicly memorializing local veterans who died in combat. Its repetition each year builds a lasting visual record of the city's fallen service members along Conklin Avenue.

Residents driving or walking along Conklin Avenue on the Southside will see the veteran banners once they are hung. The display marks Veterans Day, giving the community a set public place to pause and recognize honored service members.

The takeaway

Public tributes like the Hometown Heroes Banner Program keep the names and faces of fallen veterans visible in everyday public spaces. Residents can look for the banners along Conklin Avenue as a reminder of local sacrifice.