Veterans Monument Top Box
Quilts of Valor Photos
Lily Smith poses with Raymond Hayes, Vietnam Veteran
Sitting veterans pictured L to R Ward Eller, Raymond Hayes, and Gene Brookshire receive Quilts of Valor at a VFW Memorial Day service.
Gene Brookshire, a WWII veteran, receives
a Quilt of Valor from Libby Whittington, quiltmaker
Lindsay Smith (L) and Libby Whittington (R)
award Raymond Hayes, Vietnam veteran
with a Quilt of Valor
Ward Eller, Korean War veteran (Center) receives a Quilt of Valor
Libby Whittington, quiltmaker (L)
Larry Reavis, VFW Chaplain (R)
Raymond Hayes, with his wife, Barbara, admire the quilt he received.
Marion Bauer working a Quilt of Valor project.
Quilt of Valor made by Donna Wood for a
Vietnam veteran
who served as a flight nurse
Quilt of Valor made by Denise Bowlin for a
Vietnam veteran
who served as a flight nurse
What is Quilts of Valor?
Catherine Roberts’ Dream
Quilts of Valor Foundation began in 2003 with a dream, literally a dream. Founder Catherine Roberts’ son Nat was deployed in Iraq. According to Catherine:
The dream was as vivid as real life. I saw a young man sitting on the side of his bed in the middle of the night, hunched over. The permeating feeling was one of utter despair. I could see his war demons clustered around, dragging him down into an emotional gutter. Then, as if viewing a movie, I saw him in the next scene wrapped in a quilt. His whole demeanor changed from one of despair to one of hope and well-being. The quilt had made this dramatic change. The message of my dream was: Quilts = Healing.
The model appeared simple: have a volunteer team who would donate their time and materials to make a quilt. One person would piece the top and the other would quilt it. I saw the name for this special quilt: it was Quilt of Valor, a QOV.