{"id":325,"date":"2010-06-07T10:57:04","date_gmt":"2010-06-07T10:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?325"},"modified":"2010-06-07T10:57:04","modified_gmt":"2010-06-07T10:57:04","slug":"thousands-of-socks-to-be-sent-to-troops-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/thousands-of-socks-to-be-sent-to-troops-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of socks to be sent to troops in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hero soldiers serving in Afghanistan could be the welcome receivers of some new pairs of socks following a drive to ensure the troops abroad have adequate footwear.<\/p>\n<p>Kingsman Richard Nicholson from the First Battalion, Duke of Lancaster&rsquo;s Regiment has collected 1,600 pairs, the Warrington Guardian reports.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme started when Dot Glassey, a cleaner at Stockton Heath Police Station, wished to help her son Daniel and his colleagues in the regiment after he 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