Quilt of Valour

Cornelis Heeren (seated, at right) was recognized Oct. 15 with a Quilt of Valour at Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157. Heeren, known as “Casey” around the branch, fought for three years in the Dutch Army and the Allied Nato Forces. He served in teh 4th Battalion and 3rd Scout Division and with Oyrscot  in the Netherlands Armed Forces. He served during the Cold War with the NATO Forces in Western Europe. Sgt.-at-Arms Tim Girard and Carolyn Venis, past president of Legion Br. 261 in Tecumseh hold the quilt (left). Venis and Pauline Gaudette from the Quilts of Valour organization go over Heeren’s background (below).