Jack Rasmussen receives Quilt of Valor

On July 19, Jack Rasmussen, 93, wiped tears from his cheeks as he was presented with a Quilt of Valor by members of the Greater Spokane QOV group.

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Wed., July 26, 2017

93-year-old Jack Rasmussen, a WWII Marine and Purple Heart recipient, reacts as he receives a Quilt of Valor on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Touchmark on South Hill in Spokane, Wash.

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93-year-old Jack Rasmussen, a WWII Marine and Purple Heart recipient, stands at attention as he receives a Quilt of Valor on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Touchmark on South Hill in Spokane, Wash.

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93-year-old Jack Rasmussen, a WWII Marine and Purple Heart recipient, receives a Quilt of Valor on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Touchmark on South Hill in Spokane, Wash.

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93-year-old Jack Rasmussen, a WWII Marine and Purple Heart recipient, poses for a photo with Diane Watters, Eastern Washington coordinator for Quilts of Valor, after she presented him with a Quilt of Valor on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Touchmark on South Hill in Spokane, Wash.

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93-year-old Jack Rasmussen, a WWII Marine and Purple Heart recipient, is wrapped in his new Quilt of Valor by Diane Watters, Eastern Washington coordinator for Quilts of Valor, on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Touchmark on South Hill in Spokane, Wash.

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93-year-old Jack Rasmussen, a Purple Heart recipient, smiles after being wrapped in his Quilt of Valor on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Touchmark on South Hill in Spokane, Wash.

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