Giannine O'Connor presented Joel Walker with his Quilt of Valor. Walker and his son-in-law, Michael Hinz, hold up the completed quilt to show O'Connor's hard work to those in attendance.
March 24, 2024
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March 24, 2024 1:08 a.m.
'I matter'
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.