Renee Tyler, left, assists JoEllen Thompson of Jefferson County Quilts of Valor, on right, with the presentation of a quilt to former U.S. Navy mineman Tracy Delacruz. Delacruz is an RN at the VA clinic in Port Angeles.

Renee Tyler, left, assists JoEllen Thompson of Jefferson County Quilts of Valor, on right, with the presentation of a quilt to former U.S. Navy mineman Tracy Delacruz. Delacruz is an RN at the VA clinic in Port Angeles.

Quilts of Valor presented to Veterans Administration clinic employees

PORT ANGELES — Jefferson County Quilts of Valor travelled to Port Angeles to present quilts to seven veterans employed at the Veterans Administration clinic on Aug. 15.

Quilts were presented to Tracy Delacruz, U.S. Navy; Adam Garcia, U.S. Army; Warren Husman, U.S. Navy; William Jeffrey, U.S. Navy; Edward Leu, U.S. Army; Chris Ruley, U.S. Navy; and Michael Stout, U.S. Coast Guard.

According to a press release, 10 of the clinic’s 28 employees are veterans.

The quilts were made by members of Jefferson County Quilts of Valor, which is a registered group of the Quilts of Valor Foundation.

For more information or to request a quilt, email 1katheybates@gmail.com or visit www.qovf.org.

Jefferson County Quilts of Valor members Kathey Bates, left, and JoEllen Thompson, on right, assisted by Renee Tyler present a quilt to former U.S. Navy hospital corpsman William Jeffrey at the VA clinic in Port Angeles.

Jefferson County Quilts of Valor members Kathey Bates, left, and JoEllen Thompson, on right, assisted by Renee Tyler present a quilt to former U.S. Navy hospital corpsman William Jeffrey at the VA clinic in Port Angeles.

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