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The quilts of Gee's Bend are quilts created by a group of women and their ancestors who live or have lived in the isolated African-American hamlet of Gee's Bend, Alabama along the Alabama River. The quilting tradition can be dated back to the nineteenth century and endures to this day. The residents of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, are direct ...
Antonio Pacheco receives a quilt of valor for his military service at the South Bend Police Department, 701 W Sample St, on June 13, 2024.
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Loretta Pettway (born 1942) is an American artist and quilt maker of the Gee's Bend Collective from Boykin, Alabama. Her quilts are known for their bold and improvisational style. [1] In 2006 her quilts "Roman Stripes" variation [2] and Medallion [3] appeared on two US Postal service stamps as part of a series commemorating Gee's bend quilters. [4]
Friday, the 99-year-old Marine — once a Marine, always a Marine, they say — who lives in Slaughters, was awarded a quilt from Quilts of Valor, an organization founded in 2003, ...
1940–1976. Rank. Major general. Commands held. 3rd Air Division. Battles/wars. World War II. Thomas Frederick Rew (born March 18, 1922) [1] is a retired United States Air Force major general who served as commander of the 3rd Air Division. [2] He retired in 1976.
Known for. Quilt in a Day. Television. PBS, RFD-TV. Children. 2. Awards. Inducted into the Quilters Hall of Fame, 2012. Eleanor Burns (born July 3, 1945, in Zelienople, Pennsylvania) is a master quilter [1] and former TV series host of Quilt in a Day, which aired in 1994 on PBS for six seasons.
Querubin is a highly decorated military officer renowned for his courageous career and legendary combat exploits. He has endured an astonishing 67 battle and artillery scars throughout his service. Querubin holds the distinction of being one of the most highly decorated officers in Philippine military history, having received a total of 49 medals.