Day 36

Today was a long travel day, but it included a very special stop!

On the way to our show in Ohio, we stopped in to see a friend of Myra Miller's: M/Sgt "Al" Klugiewicz, who is 106 years old! Al landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day plus 17. On July 4, his division engaged in its very first battle in the village of Sainteny after relieving the 101st Airborne Division near Carentan. That day, the 83rd lost 1500 men in combat. Al KLugiewicz participated in all subsequent battles through Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe.

Thanks to the Quilts of Valor, we had the opportunity to award Al a very special quilt to wrap him in love from a grateful nation.