Local veterans awarded Quilts of Valor - Tomahawk Leader Newspaper

Courtesy of Wurl-Feind-Ingman VFW Auxiliary Unit 2687

TOMAHAWK – Members of Wurl-Feind-Ingman VFW Auxiliary Unit 2687, Tomahawk, partnered with local Quilts of Valor Foundation group Pieced for Peace to award Quilts of Valor to three VFW post members last month.

The awardees were World War II veteran Scott Stevenson, age 98, Vietnam veteran and VFW Post 2687 Quartermaster Bill Burcalow, age 75, and Vietnam veteran Thomas Wenninger.

The quilts were presented by Pauline Borgen, Unit 2687 Treasurer and QOVF Pieced for Peace group leader, Corrine Burcalow, Past President of Unit 2687, and Teresa Minder, Pieced for Peace member.

VFW Post 2687 member Scott Stevenson wrapped in his Quilt of Valor awarded in Aug. 2020. Photos submitted by VFW Auxiliary Unit 2687.

Bill Burcalow, VFW Post 2687 Quartermaster, received a Quilt of Valor in August, accompanied by VFW members. Pictured from left to right, seated, are Bill Burcalow and Ted Wadzinski. From left to right, standing, are Mike Gibson, Post Chaplain Tom Wyles, Cassandra Wyles, Hank Michaud, and Post Commander Jerry Dvorak.

VFW Post 2687 member Thomas Wenninger is awarded a Quilt of Valor in Aug. 2020, accompanied by his wife Joan Wenninger and daughter Jean Wenninger.

Quilts of Valor are awarded to active service persons and veterans touched by war to provide comfort and healing. As of Aug. 1, 2020, Quilts of Valor have been awarded to 254,122 veterans and active servicepersons. 11,637 have been awarded since January.

There are several QOVF groups in Wisconsin. State Coordinator Karen Demaree can be contacted at 608-732-5124 or [email protected]. The Wisconsin group has a Facebook page called “Wisconsin Quilts of Valor.”

Local QOVF group Pieced for Peace is sponsored by Stitched With Obsession of Tomahawk and covers northcentral Wisconsin. Pauline Borgen, Group Leader for Pieced for Peace, can be contacted at 715-490-1117 or [email protected].

For more information about Quilts of Valor Foundation, visit www.qovf.org.

Oral history by Stevenson

Scott Stevenson conducted an oral history interview with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. The museum identification number is 00340. The museum website is www.wisvetsmuesum.com. Go to “Oral Histories” and search “Scott Stevenson” to learn about Stevenson’s experiences in the military, including special service training at Fort Benning, Ga., and landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day.