Jeff Bosacki took a trip to Europe in 1987, treating it as one last hurrah — he expected to die soon from his HIV diagnosis.

However, it led him to something worth fighting for. When he returned to the United States, he went to Washington, D.C., when the AIDS Memorial Quilt was first displayed in its entirety on the National Mall. Comprised of nearly 2,000 panels at that time, the quilt was meant to draw attention to the AIDS crisis and honor those who died. The display also coincided with the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.

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