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Warming our veterans one quilt at a time

  • Gene Pfertzel, Marine Corps and World War II veteran, receives a Quilt of Valor from Sandra Thorson. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.

  • Warren Nott, Army and World War II veteran, receives a Quilt of Valor from Sandra Thorson. Nott participated in the Battle of the Bulge. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.

  • Dale Easterly, Army veteran of World War II, gets a hug and a quilt from Sandra Thorson. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.

  • World War II and Korean War veterans show off their quilts during a Quilt of Valor ceremony Thursday. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.

  • John Arends, an Army and Korean War veteran, gets a hug and quilt from Sandra Thorson and Marilyn Isakson. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.

  • Jim Smith, a naval officer during World War II, prepares to receive his quilt from Sandra Thorson. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.

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