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MARSHALL -- A group of area veterans will be presented with Quilts of Valor this Saturday during a community program in Marshall.
Organizers of Saturday's quilt presentation said veterans who will be presented with quilts will include Marshall residents Ken Schultz, Barry Nauman, Curt Fried and Steve Simmons, and Hazel Run resident David Erp.
Nationwide, the Quilts of Valor Foundation has awarded quilts to more than 400,000 U.S. veterans since 2003. Different Quilts of Valor groups around the country make and present quilts to veterans to show appreciation, and offer comfort and healing. The area QOV group, Pieces for Heroes, meets in Marshall. Pieces for Heroes has awarded more than 500 quilts in southwest Minnesota since 2019.
The Quilts of Valor program will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Marshall Adult Community Center. Members of the public are welcome to attend.