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On Saturday Aug. 7, 2021, Richard and Lauri Leirdahl drove down from Elma “on behalf of a grateful nation” bringing a “Quilt of Valor” to honor my military service.
Town of Chesterton veterans honored with Quilts of Valor
By KEVIN NEVERS
How does one say Thank You to the men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces?
One way is to sew them a quilt: a symbol of home and hearth, a gift of solace and peace.
Last week, Flo Schneider, Sylvia Rhein, and Claire Williams of the String-A-Long Stars & Stripes Quilts of Valor Group of Northwest Indiana presented a Quilt of Valor to each of the nine veterans employed by the Town of Chesterton.
“Our mission is simple,” Schneider said. “To cover service members and veterans who have