Saying thank you with a quilt
April 18, 2019 12:00 am
• Last Updated: April 18, 2019 7:30 pm
Army Veteran Elsie Lignelli, 101, who served in World War II, is wrapped in a quilt by Jan Roberta of the Quilts of Valor Foundation during a ceremony Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Solstice Senior Living in Groton. Five veterans, all residents at the independent senior living center, were thanked for their service. Quilts of Valor is a nonprofit foundation that presents veterans with a handmade freedom quilt to honor them for their service and sacrifices. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Groton — The Quilts of Valor Foundation honored five veterans, all residents at the Solstice Senior Living center, during a ceremony Thursday at the center.
Quilts of Valor is a nonprofit foundation that presents veterans with a handmade freedom quilt to honor them for their service and sacrifices.
Louise Heidtman, a Marine veteran, is wrapped in a quilt by Jan Roberta of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, and Dawson McCord, a member of the Young Marines, during a ceremony Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Solstice Senior Living in Groton. Five veterans, all residents at the independent senior living center, were thanked for their service. Quilts of Valor is a nonprofit foundation that present veterans with a handmade freedom quilt to honor them for their service and sacrifices. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Gerald Nauss, an Army Airborne veteran who served in Vietnam, looks at his quilt during a Quilts of Valor ceremony Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Solstice Senior Living in Groton. Five veterans, all residents at the independent senior living center, were thanked for their service during the event. Quilts of Valor is a nonprofit foundation that present veterans with a handmade freedom quilt to honor them for their service and sacrifices. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Shirley Verdini, a Marine veteran who served in the Korean War, looks at Jan Roberta of the Quilts of Valor Foundation as she is wrapped in a quilt during a ceremony Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Solstice Senior Living in Groton. Five veterans, all residents at the independent senior living center, were thanked for their service. Quilts of Valor is a nonprofit foundation that present veterans with a handmade freedom quilt to honor them for their service and sacrifices. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Marine veterans Louise Heidtman, left, and Shirley Verdini look at their quilts during a Quilts of Valor ceremony Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Solstice Senior Living in Groton. Five veterans, all residents at the independent senior living center, were thanked for their service. Quilts of Valor is a nonprofit foundation that present veterans with a handmade freedom quilt to honor them for their service and sacrifices. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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