The Central Flint Hills Area Quilt of Valor Project is joining a national celebration in recognition of the 200,000th Quilt of Valor to be awarded. The local celebration will be Friday, December 21, 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post #45, 201 East 4th Street in Junction City.

Veterans and service members who have been awarded a Quilt of Valor are invited to bring their quilt to the celebration and be honored by participating in a Quilt of Valor Parade. Families and friends of the Quilt of Valor recipients are invited to attend as are the quilt makers, those who have supported the Central Flint Hills project through financial and other contributions, those who nominated a recipient and those wanting to express their gratitude to military veterans and service members.

A highlight of the evening will be the awarding of a Quilt of Valor to a local Vietnam veterans.

To date, the Central Flint Hills Area Quilt of Valor Project has awarded 285 Quilts of Valor to veterans and service members in the area. The mission of the Quilt of Valor Foundation is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor.