United Women Veterans

We celebrated Connie Allord's 96th birthday and Connie and Elizabeth Benn were awarded Quilts of Valor Wisconsin by State Coordinator Karen Demaree. Connie Allord was a Marine Air Traffic Controller during World War II and Elizabeth Benn retired from the Army as a Sergeant Major.

Happy 96th Birthday Connie.
Beth Benn and Betty Gill present Connie Allord with a cake to celebrate her 96th Birthday. Betty and Connie are both World War II Women Marines.
The few, the very proud Women Marines
Betty Gill and Connie Allord
Quilts of Valor
Karen Demaree, Wisconsin State Coordinator fir Quilts of Valor explains the origin of the quilt presentation to honor veterans.
Pat Adney
Pat is active in Quilts of Valor in her home state of Iowa. She came to Madison for the quilt presentation to her daughter, retired Sergeant Major Elizabeth Benn.

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