Iraq vet honored in Colfax

Ben Farmer of Colfax served in the Marines in Iraq from 2008 to 2009. Here, he poses next to his new quilt with Tami Drader, organizer of the local Quilts of Valor effort. Farmer broke his ankle during a training maneuver in the U.S. after his deployment.

A veteran of the Iraq war, Ben Farmer of Colfax, was gifted with a quilt hand-stitched by a member of the Colfax Assembly of God Sunday.

Farmer, 23, of Colfax, was presented with the hand-made patriotic piece by Tami Drader during the church service.

Farmer served eight months in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2008 and 2009 as a company clerk in the Mari...