Moms with sons in Navy want Babylon Town to display its military pride in banners
By Rachel O'Brien
Updated November 4, 2019 7:51 PM
On a recent trip to Pennsylvania, North Babylon resident Jeanine Walther noticed a row of banners hanging on a main street, emblazoned with the faces and names of locals in the military and was inspired to emulate it in her hometown.
“When I looked at it I got such a sense of pride and [thought to myself that] we need something like that,†the military mom said.
She connected with another mother with a son in the armed forces, and together she and Carolyn Mormino, also of North Babylon, started a movement to hang “hometown heroes†banners in Babylon. They recently received support from town Supervisor Rich Schaffer.
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/military-banners-veterans-navy-1.38187716
