Retired Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Mike Williams, who manages Challis Hot Springs, was honored by the Western Montana chapter of the Quilts of Valor. Williams was nominated to receive a quilt by ...

Before he was old enough to drink, Richard Kolodey had flown 100 missions as a gunner on a Grumman TBM Avenger — a dive bomber — in the South Pacific. By the time he was 21, Kolodey was on his way ...

The Friendly Quilters brightened the day for many area veterans Monday, when the veterans received quilts from the women in the club. A special honorary creation was provided to the of the Marine ...

Jim Wescoat was born on Dec. 7, 1921, in Atlantic City, N.J. Exactly 20 years later, after Pearl Harbor was bombed on Dec. 7, 1941, he joined the Marine Corps. Now 103, he’s the only Marine WWII ...

FRANCONIA – More than 209,000 Quilts of Valor have been presented to United States soldiers and veterans since the program began in 2003. That includes 366 this week, Nancy McCormack, a Hatfield ...

The members of Quilts of Valor of Henry County gathered last week for the presentation of one of their quilts to Terry Miller, a former Marine and Vietnam veteran from Griffin. Susan Gordon of ...

A Wisconsin veteran received a Quilt of Valor on Saturday. Justin Neumeier thought he was going to a small dinner at Sprecher Restaurant. Instead, his family and friends surprised him with the quilt.

An East Tennessee family found comfort Monday through a generous act from a stranger. Wanda Hickey presented the Goins family with a quilt she made in honor of their late husband and father, Michael ...

Quilter and Marine Mom Ballew has made many quilts through the Central Oklahoma Quilters' Association chapter of Quilts for Injured Soldiers. Upon arriving at Ballew's hospital bed, one of the first ...