MARIETTA — Ahead of the Marietta Veterans Day parade Saturday, Vietnam veteran Victor Katsumi Higgins received a Quilt of Valor sewn by his daughter in recognition of his service.
Family, friends and veterans gathered around Higgins’ parade float to surprise him with the quilt.
The quilt, according to Higgins’ daughter, Céline Evans, began with the nonprofit organization Quilts of Honor, as a way to show appreciation for a veteran’s service…