The Veteran’s Honor Banner Project of Rapid City has announced plans for the Summer 2025 veteran banner displays.
For the 8th consecutive year, the Veteran’s Honor Banner Project is planning to hang banners honoring veterans throughout Rapid City, starting May 22-23, 2025.
The VHBP will initiate the first of a 2-day process of hanging the banners on Thursday, May 22, 2025. They will follow with a second day on Friday, May 23, 2025.
As in past years, the VHBP volunteers will start both days at 6am in an effort to reduce impact on city traffic. The general plan is to begin Thursday the 22nd, by heading west out of the gap area toward West Main, Sturgis Road, then Canyon Lake Drive, and Sheridan Lake Road. Later in the day efforts will be made toward Lacrosse Street or moving south on 5th Street from downtown.
On Friday, May 23rd, the VHBP will start hanging banners in the downtown area eastbound on St. Joe at 0600, in an effort to clear that area before morning traffic increases. Following that route, they will move westbound up Main Street. Some light poles on lower Main may be temporarily skipped initially due to the construction there, but they will return to hang those banners once construction has been completed. Thereafter, on Friday, they will attend to any routes not previously reached, including 5th street to Quincy Street; then resuming on 5th street at Fairmont Blvd toward Minnesota Ave.
Project founder Bill Casper recently advised of his new role as Chairman Emeritus. Bryan Schnell will now lead the Veteran’s Honor Banner Project going forward as he was recently elected Chairman of the 501 C3 non-profit corporation. The project began in 2017 with the display of 17 banners and will now honor 427 veterans with banners in 2025.
The VHBP is cognizant of safety and traffic disruption concerns. To that end, Rosenbaum Sign Company- the VHBP’s partner in this endeavor- will accompany volunteers with several escort vehicles equipped with signage and merge & and caution lights in an effort to make city motorists aware of their presence well in advance. The VHBP is appreciative of your patience when encountering this effort to honor veteran’s. All VHBP volunteers will be wearing safety vests intended to increase their visibility.
The Veteran’s Honor Banner Project and the 427 families of veteran’s whom they are about to honor thank the citizens of Rapid City for their past and future support for this popular program. They look forward to the continuation of this worthy recognition enterprise.
