John S
John S recieving his QOV made by Betty in IN. John was in WWII, Korea and Vietnam - Army
Wrapped in Love
Leonard S
Recieivng his Quilt of Valor made by Mary Beth and Connie. Leonard was in the Army during Vietnam, and retired as a Lt Col.
Jon C
Jon C and his Quilt of Valor. His quilt was made by Connie and Kathy. Jon was in the Navy in Vietnam. He is a car guy - so note the cars on his pillowcase
Bill K
Bill K is wrapped in his QOV that was made by Mary and Alycia. He served in the Air Force in Vietnam, and flew over 600 combat missions. he retired as a Lt Col.
Ronald M
Ronald served in the Marines for 26 years. He was in Vietnam, as well as Cuba, Okinawa, and Korea. His quilt was made by Many quilters sending in blocks and we assembled it here in CO
Dennis T
Here is Ms Ethel presenting Dennis with his QOV. I LOVE the expressions on both these peoples faces. Dennis served for 20 years in the Navy, and was in Desert Storm. His quilt is made by Marsha and the Quilters in Paoli
Pete F
This hero served in the Navy in Korea. His smile makes it all worthwhile. Pete has 5 sons you all - That enough was worth a great big hug!! His quilt was made by Sharon and Nancy.
I just love seeing our Veterans Wrapped in the love that is in these quilts
Star
Star was in the Navy. It is fun to make a more feminine quilt sometimes. This one was made by Lori and her mom in CA, and came back to us for quilting.
George H
George is being wrapped up in love here. He served in both Vietnam and the Gulf War. His quilt was made by Liz A .
Geroge H
George we didn't get you to stand still long enough - But we love seeing you wrapped in your quilt! ;-)
Clint C
Clint - Sheree wanted to wrap you with the pretty side, so you could see all the stars that were made for you. Clint was in the Army and served in Iraq. He is a 4th generation Veteran.
Your quilt was made with Star blocks from all over the US, sent to us to finish making the top and quilting it. Kathy and Connie made your quilt.
Susan
One of the biggest honors for me is to learn of our Veterans service, and then get to stand next to them while I tell the audience about them. I really consider it a priveledge to be in their presense, and learn about them
Susan served in the Navy and was a part of the WAVES - she served stateside during the Vietnam war, and was responsible for the facial injuries of fellow Veterans during this war.
James
James was in the Marine corp for 4 years, then went into the Army , special Ops, Green beret. He served in Vietnam. He has 3 Purple Hearts and many other awards. James' quilt was made by Connie and Kathy.
A better shot of James and his quilt.
Michael
Micheal served in the Army. he did tours to Iraq as well as A-Stan. His quilt was made by the Interfaith Quilters in Longmont
Getting a little extra hug from the quilters
Thank you
Getting a chance to shake our heroes hands and say Thank you One More Time
The cool thing is not only the Vets recieving their QOV's - but some of the other Vets who have already recieved one coming back to say Thank you.
Quilt Inspection
I can not tell you how happy this photo makes my heart. Leonards family checking out his quilt - I LOVE it!!
