Bradford and Surrounding Counties Quilt of Valor Chapter members Eileen Hugo, Deb Struble, Carol Ullo, Lou Taft and Joan Woloshyn awarded quilts to four veterans at this year’s annual Picnic in the Park event on September 9. Quilts were presented to: Carl Young, from Troy who served in the Army in Vietnam from 1968-69. Originally from Troy and now living in Pittsburgh Vicki Haight is an Air Force Veteran who served from 1975 to 1985 from the Cold War to the Vietnam era.  Tim Bomboy originally from Wyalusing now lives in Montrose.  He served 20 years in the Army in Iraq, Afghanistan and many other areas of conflict in the world. Ashley Watson served with the Air Force in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2012. 

June 10, 2023
The 2023 Annual Veteran’s Appreciation Picnic sponsored by the Northern Tier Veteran’s Group
saw the largest turnout ever. It was a huge enthusiastic gathering of Veterans from the area. Volunteers from Bradford County and surrounding areas awarded nine beautiful Quilts of Valor to recipients from Vietnam and the Gulf War. The Veterans were:

Arthur Durland (Air Force, Vietnam)
John Gardner (Army, Vietnam)
David Getz (Navy, Vietnam)
Jeffrey Lloyd (Marine Corps, Vietnam)
Paul Runyon (Army, Vietnam)
Bruce Orloski (Air Force, Vietnam)
Larry Vanderpool (Army, Vietnam)
Laverne Chandler (Marine Corps, Gulf War)
Joshua Wilson (Army, Gulf War)

Click any image to view them all full-size as a slide show.

May 27, 2023, Faye Lubold and Carol traveled to Friendsville, PA to award a quilt of Valor to David Calabretta, an army veteran. 57 years ago David was stationed with a helicopter squadron Marble Mountain Air Base in Vietnam where he and his team fixed on practically everything electrical and electronic. His memories are bittersweet. David shared stories that had never before been recounted with his children and grandchildren who learned a lot about him that day.