Quilts of Valor: WoodmenLife Honors 7 Acadia Parish Veterans

Family of veterans recognized with special ‘quilts of valor’

East Texas veterans were honored and celebrated with a handmade quilt made specifically for them; a special ceremony for some special veterans. “It’s an honor to thank these soldiers or veterans for keeping us free,” says Pat Graham, the group leader of the Quilt Guild of East Texas’ Quilts for Valor.

Once made to keep warm, Gee’s Bend quilts now warm hearts as art

Once stitched from scraps for survival, the bold and soulful quilts of Gee’s Bend are now celebrated as fine art in a new exhibition of third and fourth generation quilters at Spencertown Academy and The Church at Old Austerlitz.

Quilts of Valor: WoodmenLife Honors 7 Acadia Parish Veterans

Local chapters of WoodmenLife, a lifeinsurance and retirementplanning provider, gathered in Acadia Parish to honor seven veterans by presenting each one with a handmade Quilt of Valor. The touching ceremony took place at the Southwind Nursing & Rehab Center in Rayne and aimed to offer comfort and gratitude to veterans profoundly impacted by their service. Each veteran was individually wrapped in a lovingly crafted quilt, symbolizing community th…

Quilts of Valor wrap veterans in comfort

Veterans honored by the Missouri River Quilts of Valor included, front row from left to right, Dean Kelsch, Patti Kemp, Justin Glasser, Steven Meckle, Jerry Hinrichs, back row left to right, Bradley Carroll, Loran Rixen, Michael Carroll, Kent Treichel and Robin Whalen. | PHOTO BY LUANN DAR With poignant tears, dignified pride and graceful gratitude, the comfort of a quilt was wrapped around the shoulders of area veterans as they were awarded a Q…

Veterans wrapped in special honor in Quilts of Valor ceremony

Hours of behind-the-scenes work culminated in a special ceremony for six area veterans, as they were honored with patriotic-themed, handmade quilts.

Disabled Trenton veteran honored with quilt

By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers TRENTON – Disabled retired Air Force veteran Kevin Dale Hensley was honored July 7 with the 2025 Veteran Quilt by the Downriver Quilters. Hensley, who served 20 years in the Air Force, from 1995 to 2015 as a tech sergeant, acquired constrictive bronchiolitis, a terminal lung disease […]