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WEEK OF JUNE 20, 2024
VOLUME 117 | ISSUE 25
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Wrapping veterans in valor In Brighton, quilting volunteers create mementos to blanket vets in gratitude BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
As quilters, Brighton’s Shari King and Shanna Massier were impressed when they attended a veterans ceremony in Lakewood last August and saw Quilts of Valor donate a specially made quilt to a veteran, courtesy of national foundation Quilts of Valor. Volunteers to the foundation donate their time and materials to make quilts for veterans touched by war. King said that Quilts of Valor’s mission is to award all veterans touched by war with a Quilt of Valor. “It can mean so many things to people,” she said. “It’s not for us to decide. It’s the mission of Quilts of Valor. “We were so touched and so moved we wanted to know how we could get involved. We didn’t have any Quilts of Valor groups nearby Brighton,” King said. SEE VETERANS, P6
This photo taken at a VFW Award Ceremony last November 2023. Several veterans received a Quilt of Valor for their service. COURTESY PHOTOS Each quilt display is made with detail and an individual design.
BRIEFS: PAGE 6 | VOICES: PAGE 10 | OBITUARIES: PAGE 11 | CULTURE: PAGE 12
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