Quilt of Valor
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Quilt of Valor

George Earnest Phillips, a 98-year old WWII veteran at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation in North Canaan, was recently presented a Quilt of Valor by Lynn Clinch, pictured, who made the quilt. Phillips is a longtime resident of Amenia and a member of American Legion Post 178. The Quilt of Valor Foundation started in 2003 awarding quilts to service members touched by war.

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