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Ben Alling and quiltmaker Alice Gwinn display the "Quilt of Valor" presented to Alling at a Veterans Day ceremony in Pomeroy, Washington on Monday. - submitted photo
Ben Alling and quiltmaker Alice Gwinn display the "Quilt of Valor" presented to Alling at a Veterans Day ceremony in Pomeroy, Washington on Monday. - submitted photo
Ben Alling and quiltmaker Alice Gwinn display the "Quilt of Valor" presented to Alling at a Veterans Day ceremony in Pomeroy, Washington on Monday. - submitted photo
Ben Alling was awarded a Quilt of Valor during the Veterans Day program Monday at the Pomeroy School District, where his grandsons, Logan and Colby Ledgerwood, have attended school.
Alling enlisted in the United States Army on May 31, 1968. His rank started as a private and he worked his way up to an SP5. He was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington for his basic training, after which he was sent to...
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R.W. PARIS writes:
Well deserved honor!
11/16/2022, 1:45 pm