Flags for Heroes Fly at Courthouse Lawn
Seventy-two flags honoring local heroes are on display in San Angelo as a Rotary Club fundraiser ahead of Veterans Day.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Civic
Seventy-two American flags honoring local heroes began flying on the Tom Green County Courthouse lawn in San Angelo. The San Angelo Rotary Club's Flags for Heroes display is scheduled to run through Nov. 14, 2026.
Why it matters
The display raises funds for the club's Top Scholars Banquet, which recognizes the top 25 seniors from Central High School and Lakeview High School. It also marks San Angelo's Veterans Day observances.
The display features 72 sponsor-funded flags, each carrying a medallion with a chosen hero's name. The total funds raised and the final sponsor count were not stated.
The players
San Angelo Rotary Club
A local service organization that hosts the Flags for Heroes fundraiser and marks its 100th year in 2026.
Vicki Terrill
Current president of the San Angelo Rotary Club.
Kent Teague
A Rotary member who brought the flag display idea from a Rotary club in Corpus Christi.
The details
Community members and businesses sponsor individual flags to honor military service members, first responders, educators, Scouts and Scoutmasters, parents, mentors, or other personal heroes. Some honorees are still living, while others are remembered.
Timeline
Nov. 6, 2026: Flags began flying on the courthouse lawn.
Nov. 11, 2026: Veterans Day is observed.
Nov. 14, 2026: The Flags for Heroes display is scheduled to end.
Saturday: The 23rd annual San Angelo Veterans Day Parade runs from 11 a.m. to noon.
Legacy Carried Forward
The San Angelo display adapts a flag-sponsorship fundraiser first brought from a Rotary club in Corpus Christi. It carries that model into a local Veterans Day observance tied to scholarship funding.
Residents can see the flags on the Tom Green County Courthouse lawn through Nov. 14. The Saturday parade route runs from Irving Street and Concho Avenue to Randolph Street and Concho Avenue, with a detour turning onto Harris Avenue from Chadbourne Street.
The takeaway
Sponsoring a flag is one direct way for residents to honor a personal hero while supporting local scholarship funding. The display is up through Nov. 14, 2026.
What happens next
The Flags for Heroes display is scheduled to end Nov. 14, 2026, and the Veterans Day Parade runs Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by San Angelo LIVE!.
