Anyway, very good quilt shop, two nice ladies running it, wife found exactly what she wanted and we got ready to check out. I was wearing my "Air Force Retired, Vietnam Vet" hat like I usually do. The ladies got to chatting me up about what I did and when I did it. After a bit, one of the ladies went in back and came out with a beautiful full-size handmade patriotic quilt and presented it to me with hugs and "thank you for your service, etc". I was just flabbergasted, didn't really know what to say. Turned out, they are members of the National Quilts of Valor organization, which makes these quilts and presents them to war vets. I had never even heard of it but I looked it up later and was quite impressed. It is no small deal, there are about 10,000 quilters involved in makng and donationg these quilts.
Wife kind of sniffled most of the way home. I didn't say much either, just thinking of how things were 50 years ago for Vietnam vets and how things are now.
Here's a pic. If you know a combat vet, wounded or not, you might contact this outfit off their website, see if you can line him/her up to receive one of these quilts.
