Program Participation

Applications are accepted at any time. Purchased banners are installed for three years from the date of purchase three times a year:

• Memorial Day
• Fourth of July
• Veterans Day

Banners are installed in the following locations:

• Canyon Country – Soledad Canyon Road between Camp Plenty and Canyon Country Park
• Newhall – Lyons Avenue between the I-5 Freeway and Main Street
• Saugus – Bouquet Canyon Road between Soledad Canyon Road and Festividad Drive
• Valencia – Valencia Boulevard between I-5 and Magic Mountain Parkway

Gold Star banners are installed on the approach to the Fallen Warrior Memorial Bridge (Golden Valley Road).

Eligibility Requirements

To qualify, honorees must meet the following requirements:

• Active duty military personnel from the United States Armed Forces; AND
• Current Santa Clarita resident; OR
• Immediate family member of current Santa Clarita resident (spouse, child, grandchild) and must have lived in the Santa Clarita Valley at some point.

*Military reservists do not qualify for the Hometown Heroes Military Banner Program.

To qualify for a Gold Star banner, honorees must meet the following :

• The service member died while on active dutyin the U.S. Armed Forces
  (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Space Force)
• The death occurred:
  • In combat, or
  • As a result of wounds sustained in combat or
  • During active-duty service, including training accidents or service-related incidents
• Current Santa Clarita resident; OR
• Immediate family member of current Santa Clarita resident (spouse, child, grandchild) and must have lived in the Santa Clarita Valley at some point.