By Traci Bishop and Vanessa Manual
What is the price of freedom? It is the father who gave his life during his second world war? It’s freedom, but it wasn’t free.
These are direct quotes given during a special Quilts of Valor presentation at the Carbon County Fair on Saturday afternoon.
The Castle Country Quilt Guild works in conjunction with Quilts of Valor to give handmade quilts to veterans and those in service. Originally started in 2003, the founder had a son in Iraq. She desperately wanted to make him something to honor his sacrifice.
With this is mind, she made him a quilt of valor. As time went on, she met others coming home or that had been wounded in service. She wanted to also honor these brave people. Soon, the project was more than she could handle on her own. With this realization, the founder contacted quilters all over the United States. Since then, it has grown into a large organization.
The quilts are given out to other communities all over the United States. Two are being sent this year with some being kept for locals. The quilt guild also makes quilts for the women’s shelter and assists the police departments of both local counties for the officers to have quilts in their trunks in case of emergencies.
During this presentation, certain veterans were honored, including Captain Doug Parsons. Parsons is retired from the National Guard and was chosen by a representative of the quilt guild to honor.
