Vietnam Veteran Duane Carrington received a Quilt of Valor on Sunday, March 22 at his home.  Carrington Served as Crew Chief on a helicopter in Vietnam from July 1965 to July 1967.  During that time, he received 16-17 Oak Cluster medals, the Army Commendation Medal and special recognition for capturing 22 Vietcong.  Carrington’s family was present at the awarding which was done by Faye Lubold and Carol Ullo, Quilt of Valor representatives.

Saturday March 14, Chief Warrant Officer Heath Stone received a Quilt of Valor.  Stone, who has served 17 years in the army, has been stationed in Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Poland, Uganda, South Sudan, and Central African Republic.  He will be redeploying to Afghanistan in two weeks.  A highly decorated soldier, Stone is also a loving husband and father of 2.

About the quilt he said, Thank you so much for the great ceremony yesterday and the quilt. We put the quilt to good use last night for movie time! May God bless all the recipients, volunteers and their families of the “Quilts of Valor” organization.