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Retired Air Force nurse in Lebanon County presented with Quilt of Valor
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May 24, 2021, 9:20 AM·2 min read
May 24 A Lebanon County woman was honored Saturday for her service as an Air Force nurse.
Retired Maj. Kristine Kline of Richland was presented with a Quilt of Valor.
Quilts of Valor are awarded to service members or veterans who have been touched by war. The hand- or machine-quilted comforters are presented as awards for service, not gifts.
Glenda and Dave Schlabach, also of Richland, presented Kline with the red, white and blue quilt they made especially for her. The ceremony took place at Zion United Methodist Church in Myerstown.
event hosted by motivational speaker tony robbins. donations to the u.s. bus monitor topping more than $700,000. carol kline will get about 93% of the cash. martha: the heartbreak in colorado is still very fresh for so many people this morning, but among the most countless tragedies are some very miraculous stories of survival as well. brent and his friend jessica were both shot in that theater massacre. he has been training to be an emt and struggled to save jessica, who was shot first in the leg but then received a fatal bullet shot to the head. he was unable to walk but he managed to crawl out of that theatre. we are joined now on the phone by brent s dad, larry. larry, it s good to have you with us today, welcome. thank you very much, it s great to be here. martha: i know that you are
opportunity to talk to one much these sheeting victims who hopes to be there when this plays out in the courtroom today, right? reporter: absolutely, yes i did. her name is mikhail la hicks. she and her friend laurie were actually in theater 8. this was the theater next to theater nine, the one where the shooting actually took place. mikhail la was one of those people shot through the theater wall. she has a bullet lodged in her chin. doctors say it is safer there right now. she wanted her to rest after the tv interviews but she will try to get in the courtroom. i want to go to the courthouse and see as much as i can. if i can get in, see this guy, for how much hurt he has done to this whole state, this whole nation i don t think he is hurting yet and he needs to. reporter: holmes is held in solitary confinement and will be moved via underground tunnel in the facility to the courtroom. martha: that will be quite a scene. what a strong young lady. you will see more of he
religious leaders calling for strength. in aurora, while our hearts are broken, our community is not. we will take this experience and use it to strengthen our commitment to each other. to the families of those gathered here today, we remain here for you. our community is here for you. colorado is here for you and always will be. the senseless and evil act of violence left many of us wondering how and why this could happen. these questions arise when the everyday securities and certainties of life, the trust we carry in our fellow human beings, that we can go safely to work each day or go to school or to the movies are shaken. it s natural for us to wonder why does this kind of suffering happen and what does it really mean. martha: boy, indeed it is. those are the big questions this morning and police say that the 24-year-old suspect, james holmes is refusing to cooperate ahead of his court appearance which happens this morning. right now he is in solitary confinement.