Veteran Bobby Schley, of DeWitt County, was honored with a quilt as a part of the Quilt of Valor Program at a livestock show in Canton, TX on Saturday, March 15.
Schley, with his wife of 53 years, Bonnie, was presented with the quilt at the opening of the Metch Memorial Livestock Show.
The Quilt of Valor program began in 2003 by a quilter, Catherine Roberts when her son was deployed in Iraq. To date the program has presented over 190,000 quilts to honor service members and veterans who have been touched by war with comforting and healing.
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