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VFW members with 88 year old Korean War veteran Blacky Tudor. Members: Henry Borbon, E. Tamayo, Frank Martinez, Margarito Bejarano, Jose Montano, Leandro Guillen.
VFW Post 2181 in Mammoth delivered quilts and socks to some local veterans and to the U.S. Department of Veterans in Tucson.
Over $500 of quilts and socks were donated. The quilts were made by Quilters for Comfort an organization in San Manuel in memory of all veterans. Kathryn Mayer of San Manuel was the donor of the quilts.
The three veterans in San Manuel were in their 80s. They were Blacky Tudor, Richard Avens and Roger Wilson. The donations are just in time for Christmas.
John Hernandez lives in Oracle. He is retired and enjoys writing and traveling. He is active in the Oracle Historical Society. He covers numerous public events, researches historical features and writes business/artist profiles.
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