VFW Post 1790 leaders surprised a local Vietnam veteran with the Quilt of Valor on April 9 at his home in Valley Stream, New York.
Post 1790 Commander Kevin Hill, along with Senior Vice Kyle Carter and Junior Vice Patrick Clayton, presented Army veteran Alfred Bosco with the Post’s first Quilt of Valor.
VFW Post 1790 leaders award Alfred Bosco, center, a Quilt of Valor during a ceremony at his home on April 9 in Valley Stream, New York. Photo courtesy of Patrick Clayton“Al Bosco was the first recipient to receive the Quilt of Valor since I have been at the Post,” Hill said of Bosco, a Purple Heart recipient who served in Vietnam with the Army’s B Co., 1st Bn., 16th Inf. Rgt. “His wife had put in the request, so we showed up and surprised him in his home with the ceremony.”
Though Bosco was the first, Hill said Post 1790 will try to honor all of its Vietnam War veterans with a Quilt of Valor.
“The Quilt of Valor is a symbol of gratitude and appreciation for the men and women who have served honorably in the armed forces and to let them know that we appreciate their service,” Hill said. “Post 1790 will make sure that all of our Vietnam vets are honored with their own.”
The Quilts of Valor Foundation (QVA), created in 2003 by Catherine Roberts, is a national, all-volunteer nonprofit organization that creates and awards handmade quilts to service members and veterans touched by war. Its primary mission is to provide comforting and healing quilts as a tangible, lasting symbol of gratitude from a grateful nation to veterans.
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