Flying all over the world in large aircraft like the C-130 or C-5 wastes a lot of precious time. I mean, what can platoon of guys do for sixteen hours on the way to a drop zone in a contested area other than sleep, inspect gear, check comms, etc? You guessed it! We quilt!
As you all know, I'm the founding member and president of the very popular "Mid Atlantic Defense Individual Quilters" group (also known as
MAD IQ). We are a serious group of professionals who produce a large quantity of exceptionally well made articles that we either give away to the populations [that unfortunately sometimes try to kill us

] or we sell/trade them for items we need like extra MRE's or even, in one instance, some delicious Zinfandel wine which we enjoyed together while swinging our legs over the back of the cargo door watching a beautiful sunset.. But, that story is for another day.
Anyway, anybody out there a military quilter? Please tell us your stories! I know Henry and his submarine friends were probably very close during all those weeks at sea.. Perfect time for quilting parties!
Pics, please!
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