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Gail Belmont started quilting in 1997 to help with her emotional and physical pain from serving in the military during the Vietnam War.
The disabled veteran served in the Women’s Army Corps from 1969-72 at Fort McClellan. She played trumpet in the WAC band.
“So part of my duties during Vietnam was we had to play Taps for those that were killed in action in Mississippi and Alabama which was all Vietnam era,” the native Californian said. “I was 18 years old when I first went in. And I saw things that changed my life during that time frame. Mississippi and Alabama were very poor states. And the military funerals that I performed were something you never forget.” ....

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