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You might remember a while back that Alex coached Olympic wrestler, Dan Gable, as he created a Quilt of Valor.  Here, Dan, presents his quilt to a deserving veteran, Spc. Dustin Morrison.

Dan awarded the quilt to Dustin in a locker room at Iowa State University, before a wrestling meet Dan was covering for Iowa Public Television. Dustin, a soldier who was injured during a roadside attack in Afghanistan, was a wrestler in high school, and Dan wanted to award his quilt to a wrestler who had served his country.

To learn more about Quilts of Valor, scroll down after the video.

"Quilts of Valor," is a 73-minute documentary starring national quilters Eleanor Burns, Alex Anderson, and Mark Lipinski and hosted by Marianne Fons.

Three novice quilters were matched with three professionals to help them make quilts for the Quilts of Valor program which has awarded 61,458 quilts to veterans since it began in 2003.  The novices were Dan Gable, wrestling legend, Mary Lou Metzger of Lawrence Welk fame, and Heather Stephenson, whose husband is a member of the Iowa National Guard.

For help in finding your local station, go to http://www.pbs.org. Contact your station via email, phone message or personal note to let them know you want to watch "Quilts of Valor."

To learn more about the Quilts of Valor program, click here.