Vietnam vet recognized with honor quilt
January 7, 2021 12:35 PM
Davise McFetridge, left, and daughter Larissa Barnhart, of the Wallowa Mountain Quilt Guild, present an honor quilt to Terry Decker on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, to recognize his military service during the Vietnam era.
Wallowa Mountain Quilt Guild/Contributed photo
By Bill Bradshaw, Wallowa County Chieftan,The Observer, Lagrande Oregon
ENTERPRISE — The women of the Wallowa Mountain Quilt Guild on Thursday, Dec. 10, presented a local veteran with an honor quilt in recognition of his military service.
“Our mission is to give every veteran in the county, whether he served in the country or overseas, an honor quilt,” she said.
The guild usually makes the presentation at a luncheon or similar get-together, McCormack said. However, this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the members chose to make the presentation individually.
Making the presentation was Decker’s sister, Davise McFetridge, and her daughter, Larrisa Barnhart.
“We’re just now in the Vietnam era,” she said. “It took a long time to get through World War II.”
The quilts were presented to veterans from the Korean War and the years between Korea and Vietnam. She noted rural counties such as Wallowa County tend to have a higher percentage of residents who are veterans.
“We plan to get every veteran in the whole county,” she said.
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