MONONGAH — Some children in the town are helping American soldiers in Afghanistan put their best foot forward.
Literally.
This week, the First United Methodist Church Day Care Center in Monongah will hold a “Socks for Soldiers” drive to collect socks for troops serving in Afghanistan.
The event is the brainchild of co-directors Kelly Streyle and Lori Barrett. Streyle’s son, Karl, joined the Army last year. In early June, he was deployed to Afghanistan.
Streyle said her son is in a very remote outpost in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. Streyle said mail service to the outpost is sketchy because near constant fire means its difficult to land helicopters there