I sent an email to MaryAnn Phillips of Soldiers Angels at Ramstein in Germany and she told me that many soldiers arrive from CASF with their quilts and fleece blankets in tow, so she doesn't think they are taken from them at the hospital. Many soldiers arrive without any personal belongings because they are coming almost directly from the battlefield, to CASF, stabilized, and air lifted to Germany. Their personal stuff comes later, and that would include quilts and blankets.
So, I think it is safe to say that quilts sent to CASF in Iraq and Afghanistan, will travel with the wounded soldier it is given to.
I am still waiting for a call back from Wilford Hall. I left a message for the dept. that handles medical personnel for deployments to see if they have something to add.
It was almost two years ago when one of our moms was told not to send quilts because the soldiers couldn't keep them. I wish I had checked into it back then!
Diane