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WIN a Christmas Tree Quilt & Support Wounded Warrior Lance Corporal Brian Felber

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I work with this young man's father-in-law. He was injured during active duty in Afghanistan, losing both of his legs. His story has brought a lot of perspective to my life. When I want to complain or grumble, I just think about Brian. His life will never be the same in a way that few of us can even comprehend. You can read Brian's story at the links below: http://timesdaily.com/stories/Local-Marine-injured-in-Afghanistan,183996 http://timesdaily.com/stories/Injured-Florence-soldier-improving,184472 http://timesdaily.com/stories/Injured-soldiers-rehab-going-well,184502 His Facebook page is here and has more information on supporting Brian directly. I recently started stitching a Christmas Tree wall hanging quilt for myself. I don't like to put up an actual tree, so I thought this was a nice alternative. But once I started stitching it, I knew I needed to donate it to be raffled to raise funds for Brian and his young wife, Ariel. (this is the quilt top on my design wall bef