Submitted by Mary Chapman
WOODVILLE, WI – Ron Miller, of Woodville, Wisconsin has received a Quilt of Valor (QOV) in a formal ceremony in a nursing home for rehab in Glenwood City, Wisconsin on Friday, February 21, 2025. Ron, and his wife Ann, moved to Woodville, WI. late last year to be closer to their family due to health issues.
Ron Miller served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1970. After he completed basic training, he was sent to Vietnam where, as a carpenter, he built prefab buildings, barracks, airplane hangars and anything else needed. He was awarded the Vietnam Campaign medal and two overseas medals.
Ron became an accomplished cabinet maker and master craftsman all his adult life.
The Miller’s former neighbor in Iowa, Mary Chapman, had started the acquisition of Ron’s QOV quilt earlier in 2024. Due to their move and the timing of things it was not to be done in Iowa. Mary continued to work on getting this brought to completion. She contacted QOV and was put in touch with Jennie Green, Group Leader of the Stitching Friends QOV group from Rice Lake, WI.
The quilt, while presented in Wisconsin, was made in Oelwein, Iowa, by Outer Creek Fayette County QOV chapter members Dee Brandt, Daryl Brandt and Dawn Lammers. It was delivered in person by Mary Chapman.
Ron also received a Vietnam War Commemoration Certificate with a Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin.
To understand what the Quilt of Valor is and its importance…In 2003, a quilter named Catherine Robers started the movement that became Quilts of Valor when her son was deployed in Iraq. Their mission is to cover Service Members and Veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor.
Quilts of Valor Foundation has awarded as of February 28, 2025, those comforted in February of this year with quilts 2,030, year to date 4,288 quilts, and 405,649 Quilts of Valor since its beginning in 2003.
The Quilt is an expression of gratitude meant to thank and comfort our veterans. We honor them for leaving all they hold dear to serve, whether in time of crisis or in time of peace. This Quilt of Valor unequivocally says thank you for their service, sacrifice and valor in serving our nation. We ask them to use the quilt and not pack it away or use it for display.
Anyone can nominate a Service Member or Living Veteran for the Quilt of Valor. You can find a nomination form on the Quilts of Valor website, QOVF. Once a nomination is made the form goes to National headquarters, they assign the request to designated state representatives who in turn assign the Service Member or Living Veteran to a Quilt of Valor group leader in their area to make a Quilt of Valor for the veteran.
