Quilt of Valor Awarded to Schorr

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Sewcial Quilters of Clark County awarded a Quilt of Valor to Clark County native Shawn Schorr.  Shawn joined the Air Force in 1987 after graduating from Clark County High School.  His assignments have been at Little Rock Air Force Base, Osan Air Base Republic of Korea, Hickman Air Force Base Hawaii, Missouri Air National Guard-St. Joseph, Missouri, and the Illinois Air National Guard-Peoria Illinois.  He served our country for 33 years and achieved the rank of Senior Master Sergeant.  Shawn has served as an Air Transportation Specialist.  During his time in the Air Force and Air National Guard, he was deployed 18 times to various parts of the world.  As a result of his service, Schorr has received numerous awards. These include:

Meritorious Service Medal,

Air Force Commendation Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters,

Army Commendation Medal,

Joint Service Achievement Medal,

Air Force Achievement Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,

Meritorious Unit Award with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster,

AF Outstanding Unit Award with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters,

AF Good Conduct Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

AF Good Conduct Medal

Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters

National Defense Service Medal with 1 Service Star

Antarctica Service Medal

Southwest Asia Service Medal with 1 Service Star

Iraq Campaign Medal with 1 Service Star

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal,

Korean Defense Service Medal,

Humanitarian Service Medal,

Air & Space Campaign Medal,

Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster,

Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long,

Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border,

Air Force Longevity Service with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters,

Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 4 ‘M’ Devices with 1 Hourglass Device,

USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,

Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Rifle),

Air Force Training Ribbon,

Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait

Shawn is married to Victoria Schorr (Nichols) formerly of Williamstown, Missouri.  They have 2 children, Danielle and Dallas, and 2 grandchildren, Bristol and Mila.  He is the son of Doug and Dorothy Schorr of Donnellson, Iowa.

The Quilt of Valor Foundation got its start in 2003, when founder Catherine Roberts had a dream of a soldier struggling, and then being comforted by a quilt.  Today, over 11,000 volunteers across the country have awarded over 257,000 quilts to veterans and service members.