Quilts of Valor presented to Six Winneshiek County veterans

(Front row left to right): Leland Volden, Robert Ulen and Stanley Jeffers; (Back row left to right): Francis Peterson, Dale Thayer and Merle Headington

Six more Winneshiek County veterans have received Quilts of Valor. The quilts were presented at the Aase Haugen Home by Decorah Quilts of Valor #541.

The Quilts of Valor Foundation is a non-profit organization established and operated in accordance with Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.  The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. Decorah Quilts of Valor looks forward to continuing this mission. To nominate a veteran, you can contact Joni Johnson, P.O. Box 30, Decorah, IA 52101, with the veteran's name and a phone number.