Donated socks save soldiers' feet

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Donated socks save soldiers' feet
By Andrew Dys - The Herald of Rock Hill
Posted : Monday Aug 2, 2010 6:50:28 EDT

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Mike McBrayer knows socks. And he knows combat.

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"When I was in Vietnam, out in the bush or anywhere you were, anytime you stopped, you changed your socks," said McBrayer, who sells all kinds of outdoor boots and clothing in addition to those outdoor socks at the store.

"Your feet are an important thing in combat. In wartime, you only go where your feet take you. We would ask for food from home first, and socks second."

Then co-worker Maleah Faulk mentioned to McBrayer that she had been talking to friends at the Rock Hill branches of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion about what soldiers need while deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Everybody mentioned socks," said Faulk. "Fresh socks. Thick socks. Clean socks. The guys always need more socks."



unhappycamper comment: Too bad a trillion dollars a year isn't enough to buy socks for our soldiers.