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NOVEMBER
2023
Rice American Legion hosts
unique ceremony
Marine Corps veteran Will Plante, of Rice, to an emotional and honorfilled afternoon ceremony attended by a large group of friends and family. BY TIM HENNAGIR | STAFF WRITER Quilts of Valor’s mission is simple. The ice American September about hosting national organization Legion Post its inaugural event. works with state chapters 473 recently “It’s a way for vetto cover service members honored three Vietnamerans who are in need of and veterans who have era veterans with unique comfort and understand- been touched by war with symbols of comfort. ing to be thanked and warm, colorful handA Quilts of Valor recognized,” Hovda said. crafted quilts. Foundation presentation Hovda served in a Janet Knafla is a Oct. 7 was a first-time U.S. Army Special Forc- Minnesota coordinator event, said Jim Hovda, es unit and did a Vietnam with the Quilts of Valor’s PHOTO BY TIM HENNAGIR post adjutant. He said the tour in 1963-64. Maple Grove chapter and Vietnam-era veterans Will Plante (from left), of Rice, Richard post was contacted in late He welcomed U.S. a U.S. Army veteran. Wolch, of Little Falls, and Dale Vannorman, of Browerville, Army veterans Richard listen to Rice American Legion Post 473 Adjunct Jim Wolch, of Little Falls, Hovda’s opening remarks Oct. 7 during a Quilts of Quilts of Valor Dale Vannorman, of Valor presentation ceremony in Rice. The event Browerville, and U.S. page 3V was the first of its type at the Rice American
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