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Patti Walker speaks about her husband, Joel Walker, and how his military service left him with many scars of war, both while in combat and after his return to civilian life. She calls him, "the boy who went to war."

Patti Walker speaks about her husband, Joel Walker, and how his military service left him with many scars of war, both while in combat and after his return to civilian life. She calls him, "the boy who went to war."

March 24, 2024

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Quilt of Valor honors 'the boy who went to war'

At his Quilt of Valor ceremony, the empty table in the corner was first and foremost on Joel Walker’s mind. It was a place set for his fallen friend, Romey Earl Hughart Jr., who was killed in action August 11, 1966. “That’s going to be a tough one, he was a good friend,” Walker said.