Nominate a Veteran to Receive a Quilt of Valor

Waukesha County 4-H and the Oconomowoc Quilters Guild are working together to create beautiful Quilts of Valor for area veterans and service members who have been touched by war. Quilts of Valor are designed to cover these veterans with comforting and healing quilts. The Quilts of Valor will be presented at the 2026 Waukesha County Fair.

if you are interested in learning more about Quilts of Valor, visit the Quilt of Valor Foundation website at www.qovf.org.

Who is eligible for a QOV?

  • Service members who served during declared war, conflicts, police actions, peacekeeping missions, and counter terrorism operations and/or times of peace.
  • Service during, but not necessarily limited to: WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Panama, Beirut, Granada, Bosnia, the Cold War, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Iraq, Afghanistan, anti-terrorism operations, and terrorism attacks against Armed Forces personnel.
  • Only veterans with Honorable or General Discharge status are eligible.
  • A veteran can only receive one Quilt of Valor.
  • QOVF does not award QOVs postmortem.

Nominate a Veteran for a Quilt of Valor

If you know of a veteran who should receive a Quilt of Valor, please fill out a nomination form, save it to your computer, and email the completed form to Mary Hiemke with the Oconomowoc Quilters Guild at hiemkem@gmail.com. Mary will contact the veteran and make arrangements. The Quilt of Valor cannot be a surprise.

Nominate a Veteran

Thank you to all of our families & friends who have served in the U.S. Military.