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With Gratitude In Every Stitch

By Jura Koncius

The carefully packed boxes stack up daily in the chaplain's quarters at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, about 50 a week. The instructions read simply: "Please give this to a soldier." Chaplain John L. Kallerson, an Army major, gently opens each one and places the contents around his windowless...

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Nann Hilyard
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One of us here on RCTQ was busy making Quilts of Valor. Who was that?

Karen, Queen of Squishies

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Karen, Queen of Squishies

The yahoo! group Carol Doak set up for paper-piecers has an ongoing project doing blocks that are put together for the Red-White-Blue Quilts of Valor.

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Ginger in CA

Thanks for the address. I have printed the article and will include it in my file about QOV. I plan to suggest our guild charity quilts go to QOV next year.

Susan Price

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Susan Laity Price

Howdy!

Thanks for the reminder, Nann.

Our guild sends quilts to the Brooke Army Medical Center > Thanks for the address. I have printed the article and will include it

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Sandy Ellison

There's also a Canadian QOV site, for anyone interested:

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Nancy in NS

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Nancy in NS

I'm afraid, alas, that there will still be a need for them next year.

Nann ....who saw a grand bumpersticker recently: it said "Peacemonger"

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Nann Hilyard

I've made several blocks thru Carol Doak's group. But Susan ? was also making quilts.

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maryd

I think it was Susan Freeman.

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Louise

Yes..... I drew a blank on the last name.

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Pat in Virginia

This group doesn't want to get political but as I child of the 60's and 70's I remember all too well how a war can drag on. That is why I spoke out against the invasion of Iraq when "weapons of mass destruction" were the buzz words. Having traveled in the former Soviet Union I am much more afraid of what is happening to their nuclear weapons than a threat of WMD. Off my soapbox. Also, once this war ends we will still have the wounded with us for another generation. These soldiers will need lifetime care.

Susan

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Susan Laity Price

And the wounds are not only physical. Here in MN a young ex-Marine took his own life last week because he couldn't deal with the horrors of what he had experienced in Iraq. Even more tragic, he had tried to get into two different VA hospitals, telling them he was suicidal, and was turned away with the excuse that they didn't have room for him and he'd have to go on a waiting list.

Julia > This group doesn't want to get political but as I child of the 60's

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Julia in MN

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