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April 21, 2008
Wheeling Intelligencer
Rockefeller Honors Local Veterans
By Casey Junkins
WHEELING — No matter if you served in World War II or Operation Iraqi Freedom, U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., wants you to know that he appreciates your service.
"Our veterans were asked at very young ages to go overseas and take great risks ... and veterans are veterans, no matter where they have served," he told a group of combat veterans during a presentation of quilts by the Quilts of Valor Foundation Sunday at West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling.
During the ceremony, Rockefeller presented quilts to 12 local combat veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Desert Storm and other overseas deployments.
"Quilts are built to last hundreds of years, which is fitting because this is symbolic of our commitment to you," he told the veterans.
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