When my son was hurt in Iraq his first tour, he was taken to Balad and then flown home. He was given a quilt from someone in Iraq to bring home. Unfortunately it was lost in transit but he did say it meant the world to him to know that he was thought of.
My quilt group is making them for Quilts of Valor.
Some of you already know that my son is back in Iraq for the 2nd time and before that he was in Bosnia/ Afghanstan.
My daughter celebrated her 21st birthday there and now my granson just joined. Hopefully they will never get one of the Q of V.