One older man came and asked if he could have a quilt, an WWII veteran. When told they only had one quilt left, but it was pink, he said he would be honored to take it. I think it's best to honor your own community first and not mail your quilts out.
If your quilt was machine quilted locally it wouldn't have had to be sent out.
You could have taken his name and info and registered him on the QOV site. He would have gotten an appropriate quilt with honor presentation. World War II veterans are a priority now for QOV.