The two RV Gypsies were honored
at The Quilt of Valor Award Ceremony
April 23, 2022 |
The Mission of the Quilts
of Valor Foundation is to cover Service Members and Veterans touched
by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. To learn more about
this organization, please
check out their official website. On this date in 2022, a major
milestone for Quilts of Valor marked the awarding of the 300,000th one-of-a-kind
quilt. This organization began in 2003. |
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Who is eligible for a QOV?
--- Any service member or living veteran who served in one of the following
branches: Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. Members of
the activated National Guard and activated or active duty-special work
(ADSW) reservists are included. The Army National Guard and Air Force
National Guard are components of the Army and Air Force respectively.
Merchant Marines activated from 1941 to 1945. Additionally, anyone who
serves at the Dover Mortuary Facility is eligible.
•Served during declared war, conflicts, police actions, peacekeeping
missions, and counter terrorism operations and/or times of peace.
•Service during, but not necessarily limited to, WWII, Korea, Vietnam,
Panama, Beirut, Granada, Bosnia, the Cold War, Desert Storm, Desert
Shield, Iraq, Afghanistan, anti-terrorism operations, and terrorism
attacks against Armed Forces personnel is included.
•Only veterans with an Honorable or General Discharge status are eligible.
•QOVF does not award QOVs posthumously. |
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Karen Rasmussen Duquette's
Certificate |
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Below: Joanie Bolten with
Karen's Quilt of Valor |
The label on the backside
of The Quilt of Valor |
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Below: Joanie Bolton with
Lee Duquette's Quilt of Valor and the label that is sewn into the back
side of the quilt. Lee also got a certificate but as noted a bit further
down this page, he did not take a picture of the certificate before
giving the Quilt to his granddaughter. |
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Lee
and Karen Duquette with Joanie Bolton, who nominated and presented them
with their quilts. |
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Then Lee and Karen's grandson,
Alex Jones, joined them for a photo. |
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Below: Lee
and Karen Duquette each received a Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin because
they served during the Vietnam War era. |
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Below: Lee
Duquette decided to let their granddaughter, Kristen, display his Quilt
of Honor in her home, even though she arrived minutes after the ceremony
ended. This way, Kristen can educate her children about the Quilt of
Honor, military service, and The Vietnam War when they get a bit older.
Karen Duquette wanted to keep her Quilt of Honor, but
told her grandson, Alex that he would eventually inherit it. Alex is
not married and does not have children at this time. |
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