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Quilts of Valor make presentations at The Wall That Heals
Samuel Hammerschmidt
Samuel Hammerschmidt
Ron Ensley
Ron Ensley

Golden Plain Quilts of Valor made two presentations to honor Vietnam War veterans on Saturday, May 13, at the Vietnam Veterans traveling memorial, The Wall That Heals, which was set up at Al Burns Field in Veterans Memorial Park in Great Bend. Quilts of Valor were presented to Samuel Hammerschmidt and Ron Ensley.


courtesy photos by Gerald Postelthwaite


Samuel Hammerschmidt


Golden Plains Quilts of Valor awarded a Quilt of Valor on Saturday, May 13, 2023, to United States Navy Petty Officer Third Class Samuel Hammerschmidt, who served from 1966 to 1968. The presentation was made at Veterans Memorial Park in Great Bend in front of the Vietnam Veterans traveling memorial, The Wall That Heals, with assistance from the American Legion Post 180 in Great Bend. The quilt top was made by Margaret Evers; quilting by Amy Schartz Mellor. Pictured are, from left: Boe Levingston, Amy Schartz Mellor, Samuel Hammerschmidt and Chris Krueger.


Ron Ensley

Golden Plains Quilts of Valor awarded a Quilt of Valor on Saturday, May 13, 2023, to United States Air Force veteran Sergeant Ron Ensley, who served from 1968 to 1972. The presentation was made at Veterans Memorial Park in Great Bend in front of the Vietnam Veterans traveling memorial, The Wall That Heals, with assistance from the American Legion Post 180 in Great Bend. The quilt top was made by Margaret Evers, quilting by Amy Schartz Mellor. Pictured are, from left: Poncho Hitschmann, Ron Ensley, Amy Schartz Mellor and Roy Titsworth.