Quilts of Valor help heal wounds of war

Retired Lt. Col. Robert Barnes, center, sits for a group picture with members of the Army National Guard 713th Engineer Company on Dec. 8 at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza. Barnes, who served in the Navy during World War II, received a quilt from the Quilts of Valor organization along with…

Quilts of Valor help heal wounds of war

Members of the Indiana Army National Guard's 713th Engineer Company were presented with quilts from the Quilts of Valor organization Saturday at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville. The quilts are given to servicemen and women with the intention of comforting those impacted by war. The unit l…

Quilts of Valor help heal wounds of war

Members of the Indiana Army National Guard's 713th Engineer Company sit for a group portrait Saturday at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville. They were presented with quilts from the Quilts of Valor organization, which are given to servicemen and women who have been impacted by war. The natio…

Quilts of Valor help heal wounds of war

Robert Barnes, 89, of Valparaiso, commander of the 113th Engineer Battalion in 1945, received a quilt from the Quilts of Valor organization. The quilts were given during a ceremony Saturday at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville.

Quilts of Valor help heal wounds of war

Members of the Indiana Army National Guard's 713th Engineer Company sit for a group portrait Saturday during a ceremony held at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville. Also included in the photograph were Robert Barnes, a World War II veteran, and Vietnam War veteran Richard Martin.

Quilts of Valor help heal wounds of war

Members of the Indiana Army National Guard's 713th Engineer Company stand in formation Saturday at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza. The soldiers were presented with quilts from the Quilts of Valor organization.

Quilts of Valor help heal wounds of war

Di Richards, Indiana state coordinator for the Quilts of Valor Foundation, holds a quilt for Capt. Cecil Pendleton III, company commander of Indiana Army National Guard's 713th Engineer Company, on Saturday at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville. At far right is Ruth Ann Gapen, of Crown Point…

Quilts of Valor help heal wounds of war

Retired Lt. Col. Robert Barnes, center, sits for a group picture with members of the Army National Guard 713th Engineer Company on Saturday at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza. Barnes, who served in the Navy during World War II, received a quilt from the Quilts of Valor organization along wi…