Army Captain to be Honored Wednesday

There will be a Welcome Home and Flag Exchange event Wednesdsay to honor Army Captain Kevin Loughnane, who recently returned from a tour in Afghanistan.

Loughnane's parents will be coming to the Supervisors meeting, which starts at 7:30 p.m., to retrieve their son's Army flag and replace it with a US flag.

The Northampton Patriots flag program began in 2003 to honor residents serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The program has since expanded to include Afghanistan and other hostile areas.

When the program first launched, 24 residents were known to be serving in the military. The flag display holds flags representing the branch of service and identifying the resident with a yellow streamer with his or her name affixed to it. When the person returns home, his or her military flag is replaced with an American flag. 

Loughnane, a Richboro resident, previously toured Iraq. His Northampton Patriots Army flag was returned to him in July 2010.  That flag was placed back in the display in February 2012 after he deployed to Afghanistan.