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In 2003, Catherine Roberts of Seaford, Delaware, started the Quilts of Valor Foundation when her son and his 630th MP Company were being deployed from Germany to Iraq for one year. She was thrown into a group of other Americans who send their loved one into harm’s way. She started the group by appealing to both quilt-toppers and long-arm quilters to volunteer their fabric, their talents and time to make wartime quilts of valor that would comfort our wounded. Presently, Quilts of Valor has delivered over 23,000 quilts. They are one of many groups of quilters that make quilts to comfort our wounded and the families who have lost their loved one in this war on terror.The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover ALL war wounded and injured service members and veterans from the War on Terror, whether physical or psychological wounds, with wartime quilts. Or as a six year old put it, "When the 'sholders' are 'warring' and they come home and are hurt, the quilt makes them feel all comfy." Visit their website at QOVF.org
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