Master Sgt. Bernard L. Deghand

Army Master Sgt. Bernard L. Deghand 42, of Mayetta, Kan. was assigned to 35th Division Artillery, Kansas Army National Guard, Hutchinson, Kan. He died Sept. 15 2006 of injuries sustained in Spira, Afghanistan, when his unit encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations.

This quilt was made by Freedom Quilts for his family in honor of Sgt. Bernard L. Deghand.