Ernest “Big Ernie” Thomas of Belding, a 96-year-old veteran of the Korean War, inspects the handmade quilt he received Monday afternoon from The Harmony Quilters, members of the VFW Auxiliary. — Submitted photo | Pam Schwallier IONIA — Korean War veteran Ernest “Big Ernie” Thomas, a native of Greenville who has lived on Vincent Street in Belding since 1961, was honored by the Ionia County VFW on Monday afternoon with the presentation of a quilt …
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