Nearly 700 flags pay tribute to veterans, active-duty military through Flags of Honor program

Through Penn State Health’s Flags of Honor program, 676 American flags waved outside its community hospitals from Memorial Day through mid-July.

Employees, patients, families and community members bought small U.S. flags to honor veterans and service members. Buyers chose from six sites to display their tributes. Honorees, or their families, were notified.

The program raised $6,821 to support:

• Medical equipment and technology at St. Joseph Medical Center
• Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute’s 2026 relocation
• The greatest needs at Lancaster, Hampden, Holy Spirit and Milton S. Hershey medical centers

Members of Penn State Health’s Military and Veteran Business Employee Resource Group organized, supplied and placed the flags.

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