National Quilting Day 2012 - Quilts of Valor - Germantown MD

Karla Trotta, Frederick MD, creates a Quilt of Valor

Karla Trotta, of Frederick MD, celebrates National Quilting Day 2012 through the creation of a Quilt of Valor.

Karla, a member of the MSP Quilting Angels, Germantown, MD, has created numerous quilts to include Quilts for Kids(R) - with a focus on children with pediatric cancer and Quilts of Valor - to Honor and Comfort all combat servicemembers and veterans touched by war.

Skype® Connects Quilts of Valor, Mother and Son

For each of us – we sew and Quilt to Honor and Comfort those service member and veterans touched by war. As many know, when a loved one goes to war, so does the family. The family, this Nation and the QOV family consider those that serve to protect and defend us - our Heroes.

Marcella Pirner-Cormier, Destination Coordinator, Quilts of Valor Foundation, handles QOV requests, both nationally and for those that are down-range. Marcella forwarded a request from Cindi in Knoxville, TN for her son Kyle.

Kyle, a USAF Intelligence Technician, on second deployment had an opportunity to stand up a new Intel system. His first child was due any day.

Kyle knew the vital mission the system served and was torn between staying behind or ensuring the system was deployed to meet the mission. He told Cindi "Mom, I will make a difference; maybe I can save some lives". Cindi said “I believe he did”.

Kyle’s son arrived 7 days before he left for the war front. Cindi said of her son Kyle, “He is my hero” and to the Quilts of Valor Foundation “Thank you for all you do.”

Cindi – From all of us at QOVF – “Thank you for your family’s service and sacrifice for all of us”.

And speaking of technology – for this presentation, it was the first known Skype® of a QOV Presentation!

Thank you Rachael!

Honor and Comfort was served at 6:00 PM

Quilts of Valor - What Sort of Medal is THAT?

Your elders have forever warned you – “Never get in a car with a stranger”. Gee… Why on earth would you give a ride to a stranger or two or three?


You are on a Mission.

If you have ever lived in the Washington DC area, you know the difference between a tough-skinned terrestrial mollusk (slug) and the absurd concept of sharing a ride with people you have yet met (strangers – aka – SLUGS).

The Mission? To serve Honor and Comfort upon Lance Corporal Skerry at his family’s home north of Fredericksburg, VA.

The issue? A 5:30 appointment at the home of Lance Corporal Skerry that would be a tight fit two hours away in Washington, DC traffic.

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