WWQP Bulletin Board Chat

Scott Speicher/ there was a quilt involved

Good Friday evening to everyone. In case your national news / world news didn't cover it--Capt. Scott Speicher, USN was memorialized and laid to rest today in Jacksonville, Fla. I think what made the big impact on our city is that he was shot down in his F-18 the first night of the Gulf war in Jan. 1991. It seems that 1,000s lined the streets today on the route to the memorial wall downtown, and his final resting place, the actual funeral was a private family only ceremony.
The reason that this is strikes such a chord here is that he was raised in town, was a local Sunday School teacher at his church, and was so loved by the city. I think he represented all the emotions of all the Navy community and just average people. He was missing in action for 18 years, declared dead, reversed, and then his remains were found in Iraq last week. They were close to the wreck of his plane.
QUILT tie in--the news reporters were interviewing several people who lined the road in front of his H.S. and one family was holding a quilt that was made by a lady in Ohio, and sent to her friend here to try to present to the family. It was somewhat hard to see, but had red, white and blue blocks with pictures of him and Navy patches.
Hopefully the family will be able to receive the quilt, as I'm sure it was made with lots of love.
We quilters get around!
On that somber note, I borrowed 2 DVDs from the library and will watch them tonight while DH is still working. Their computer system crashed, and one office person is on vacation, so he has had a hard week and day.
My Fair Lady is #1 DVD, and Wait Until Dark, with Audrey Hepburn is #2.
The dog is shaking because of the thunder storms, lots of rain, and wind here.
Hope you all have a good evening. Don't forget the impact a simple quilt can make on a family!
Sara in somber Jax. Fla.

posted by Sara in Florida @ 5:48 PM