Quilts of Valor awarded to Brandon Slyter and Kenneth Damon

United States Army veteran Private Second Class Brandon Slyter was awarded a Quilt of Valor from Golden Plains Quilts of Valor on August 25, 2023, at the American Legion Post 180 in Great Bend. Slyter served from 2004 to 2007. The quilt top was made by Edie McQuade; quilting by Amy Schartz Mellor. Pictured left to right: Caylon Munsch, Amy Schartz Mellor, Brandon Slyter and Edie McQuade.

United States Army veteran Specialist Fourth Class Kenneth Damon was awarded a Quilt of Valor on August 25, 2023, from Golden Plains Quilts of Valor at the American Legion Post 180 in Great Bend. Damon served from 1963 to 1965. The quilt top was made by Linda Shull; quilting by Amy Schartz Mellor. Pictured left to right: Poncho Hitschmann, Linda Shull, Amy Schartz Mellor, Kenneth Damon and Bob Jarmer.