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Posted by Susan Laity Price on February 27, 2007, 10:26 pm
I am watching the report about Newsman Bob Woodruff, his inquiry in
Iraq and recover. His wife said as he left Iraq and was flown to
Germany he was given a quilt to keep him warm! She explained that
every soldier is given a "special blanket" when flown to the hospital
in Germany.
Susan
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Posted by KJ on February 27, 2007, 11:19 pm
I saw that too and would love to know more about where they came from! Do
you think they are from the Quilts of Valor program? His wife did call it a
quilt when she first mentioned it. Then later referred to it as a special
blanket.
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>I am watching the report about Newsman Bob Woodruff, his inquiry in
> Iraq and recover. His wife said as he left Iraq and was flown to
> Germany he was given a quilt to keep him warm! She explained that
> every soldier is given a "special blanket" when flown to the hospital
> in Germany.
> Susan
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Posted by Sandy Ellison on February 27, 2007, 11:49 pm
Howdy!
That's what I was told (and heard from news reports),
Q of V is one of the programs from which injured soldiers
receive a quilt almost immediately upon heading for the hospital.
As Lee Woodruff said, many times the family members beg to go w/ their
wounded soldier (and civilians), and she was told she couldn't go w/ her
husband "but the blanket will be there."
What an amazing story. Cement implants make for a hard head!
Finally we have an "inside view" and some real numbers of wounded soldiers
seeking help in Vet hospitals (most don't make The List of vets "officially"
wounded in the past 4+ yrs.).
To hear about the quilts showing up for the soldiers is touching;
little things do make a big difference.
Ragmop/Sandy
On 2/27/07 10:19 PM, in article pp7Fh.8671$u93.3206@attbi_s21, "KJ"
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> I saw that too and would love to know more about where they came from! Do
> you think they are from the Quilts of Valor program? His wife did call it a
> quilt when she first mentioned it. Then later referred to it as a special
> blanket.
>
> --
> Kathyl (KJ)
> remove "nospam" before mchsi
> http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz
>
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>> I am watching the report about Newsman Bob Woodruff, his inquiry in
>> Iraq and recover. His wife said as he left Iraq and was flown to
>> Germany he was given a quilt to keep him warm! She explained that
>> every soldier is given a "special blanket" when flown to the hospital
>> in Germany.
>> Susan
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>
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Posted by offkilterquilter on February 28, 2007, 11:56 am
However......it could have also been from Soldiers Angels. They not
only have the Blankets of Hope, but they also put together a bag of
things the soldier would need - sweats to wear, toiletry items, etc
(remember, most are transported with just what they happen to be wearing
at the time).
Larisa, who doesn't want to take anything away from QUilts of Valor, but
wants to remind everyone that there *are* other groups working out there
Sandy Ellison wrote:
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> Howdy!
>
> That's what I was told (and heard from news reports),
> Q of V is one of the programs from which injured soldiers
> receive a quilt almost immediately upon heading for the hospital.
> As Lee Woodruff said, many times the family members beg to go w/ their
> wounded soldier (and civilians), and she was told she couldn't go w/ her
> husband "but the blanket will be there."
> What an amazing story. Cement implants make for a hard head!
> Finally we have an "inside view" and some real numbers of wounded soldiers
> seeking help in Vet hospitals (most don't make The List of vets "officially"
> wounded in the past 4+ yrs.).
> To hear about the quilts showing up for the soldiers is touching;
> little things do make a big difference.
>
> Ragmop/Sandy
>
>
>
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Posted by Sandy Ellison on February 28, 2007, 3:56 pm
Howdy!
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Seems I said "one of the programs"... <g>.
One of our guild projects is detailed on p.4 of the January newsletter
http://qgoa.org/
These are being sent to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.
http://www.bamc.amedd.army.mil/
Ragmop/Sandy
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LZednde1TtmqKXjYnZ2dnUVZ_uzinZ2d@comcast.com, "offkilterquilter"
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> However......it could have also been from Soldiers Angels. They not
> only have the Blankets of Hope, but they also put together a bag of
> things the soldier would need - sweats to wear, toiletry items, etc
> (remember, most are transported with just what they happen to be wearing
> at the time).
>
> Larisa, who doesn't want to take anything away from QUilts of Valor, but
> wants to remind everyone that there *are* other groups working out there
>
> Sandy Ellison wrote:
>
>> Howdy!
>>
>> That's what I was told (and heard from news reports),
>> Q of V is one of the programs from which injured soldiers
>> receive a quilt almost immediately upon heading for the hospital.
>> As Lee Woodruff said, many times the family members beg to go w/ their
>> wounded soldier (and civilians), and she was told she couldn't go w/ her
>> husband "but the blanket will be there."
>> What an amazing story. Cement implants make for a hard head!
>> Finally we have an "inside view" and some real numbers of wounded soldiers
>> seeking help in Vet hospitals (most don't make The List of vets "officially"
>> wounded in the past 4+ yrs.).
>> To hear about the quilts showing up for the soldiers is touching;
>> little things do make a big difference.
>>
>> Ragmop/Sandy
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Iraq and recover. His wife said as he left Iraq and was flown to
> Germany he was given a quilt to keep him warm! She explained that
> every soldier is given a "special blanket" when flown to the hospital
> in Germany.
> Susan