City hangs banners honoring veterans

Angelique Flores

FOUNTAIN VALLEY -- Drivers along Brookhurst Street might have noticed the

bright red banners honoring the community’s veterans.

The 26 banners, which cost the city $2,400, feature an eagle’s head with

a stars and stripes background and the words “Fountain Valley Honors Our

Veterans.”

City workers began hanging the banners Friday along Brookhurst between

Warner and Edinger avenues in front of the city’s Recreation Center. The

last installment came Tuesday, saving the last four banners for Slater

Avenue in front of City Hall. The same banner also hangs in the City Hall

Council Chambers.

“I had requested that the city hang them to honor veterans and to get

people to fly their flags, especially on holidays,” Mayor Guy Carrozzo

said.

The banners will remain on display throughout the year.

The city has so far received a positive reaction from the community.

Larry Crandall received a thunderous round of applause when he attended a

Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting. Residents have also honked their horns

and waved at the workers hanging up the banners as they pass by, Carrozzo

said.