Loretta Nicholson, widow of William Nicholson, smiles during the banner ceremony in Orland Park.
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Sofia, left, and Mia Nolan of Frankfort are decked out for the Hometown Heroes festivities in Orland Park.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
Veteran Joel VanEssen, who is also Orland Park’s head of public works, received a banner in his honor that's on display near the public works building.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
The banner of William J. Nicholson will be displayed for a year. Nicholson was an Army Air Forces technical sergeant in World War II.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
Orland Park Veterans Commission Chairman Dale Carver holds a handful of flags to be planted near banners during the village’s banner day celebration.
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Tinley Park’s Ken Nicholson, son of late veteran William J. Nicholson, places a flag nearhis dad's banner in Orland Park on July 16.
PHOTOS: 2022 Orland Park Hometown Heroes banner ceremony.
2022 Orland Park Hometown Heroes banner ceremony.
Dale Carver, the Orland Park Veterans Commission’s chairman, speaks at the Hometown Heroes 2022 banner ceremony.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
2022 Orland Park Hometown Heroes banner ceremony.
Orland Park Veterans Commission Chairman Dale Carver holds a handful of flags to be planted near banners during the village’s banner day celebration.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
2022 Orland Park Hometown Heroes banner ceremony.
Catherine Foster of the Orland Park Veterans Commission reads names of some of those who received banners placed throughout the village.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
2022 Orland Park Hometown Heroes banner ceremony.
Orland Park Trustee Sean Kampas smiles as he heads to the podium to give a speech during the Hometown Heroes banner celebration July 16 near the Village Hall.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
2022 Orland Park Hometown Heroes banner ceremony.
The banner of William J. Nicholson will be displayed for a year. Nicholson was an Army Air Forces technical sergeant in World War II.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
2022 Orland Park Hometown Heroes banner ceremony.
Tinley Park’s Ken Nicholson, son of late veteran William J. Nicholson, places a flag nearhis dad's banner in Orland Park on July 16.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
2022 Orland Park Hometown Heroes banner ceremony.
Loretta Nicholson, widow of William Nicholson, smiles during the banner ceremony in Orland Park.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
2022 Orland Park Hometown Heroes banner ceremony.
Sofia, left, and Mia Nolan of Frankfort are decked out for the Hometown Heroes festivities in Orland Park.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
2022 Orland Park Hometown Heroes banner ceremony.
Veteran Joel VanEssen, who is also Orland Park’s head of public works, received a banner in his honor that's on display near the public works building.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
2022 Orland Park Hometown Heroes banner ceremony.
Darryl Wertheim, the veterans program assistant for the Orland Park Veterans Commission, waves to the crowd as he is acknowledged for his work at the Hometown Heroes event.
Jeff Vorva, The Times
Hometown Heroes
Here is the class of 2022 honored with banners in Orland Park's Hometown Heroes program:
Veteran Joel VanEssen, who is also Orland Park’s head of public works, received a banner in his honor that's on display near the public works building.
