Support our Marines by knitting helmet liners. They are needed to provide additional warmth and with the winter months right around the corner now is the time to get started. The winters in Iraq and Afghanistan can be brutal and anything we can do to help alleviate the affects of the harsh conditions will be helpful.

Twice a month, on the first and third Saturday of the month, a "knit-in"is held at the National Museum of the Marine Corps' Leatherneck Gallery. The group meets from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

If you are not able to attend any of the Saturday sessions but still want to knit helmet liners for Marines, you may send your finished liners to:

National Museum of the Marine Corps

ATTN:  Ben Kristy

2014 Anderson Ave.

Quantico, VA 22134

You can find additional information and directions on how to make the liners at Support Marines.

For those wondering how they can show their appreciation for the men and women serving our country here is something you can do at home.  Folks of all ages can try their hands at this project.  Even older children may find that it is something they can handle.

You might even meet with others in your community to work on these together.

If you have ever thought, "What can I do?" here is one possibility.  There are others.  If you know of something perhaps you will share it with the rest of us.