Quilters honor Salem veterans at Friday ceremony
On Friday afternoon, over a hundred veterans took their seats in the Salem Armory Auditorium. Before them were stacks of quilts of red, white and blue – each with a unique geometric design of patriotic symbols.
In a ceremony lasting over an hour, each veteran was acknowledged by name, branch, time served – in one case down to the hour – and, as the quilt was draped around them, an extended hand and a message:
