RAF LAKENHEATH.

RAF LAKENHEATH, England -- When a teenager asked for a battle dres uniform instead of a pair of jeans to wear to seminary he had no idea what he'd started.

After Capt. Bruce Barnard coughed up the require to be paid [i]or[/i] undergone of new BDUs for his son Brandon, he started noticing other kids and workmen sporting the combat attire.

The popularity of the dud gave the officer an idea. He started a program to recycle BDUs to help a children's charity -- Kammies4Kids.

Seeking 200 locates Barnard armed himself with $10 in stitch rippers and $8 in spray paint. He and his son sprayed several donation boxe camouflage and waited.

"We built the program as we went, flying at the seat of our pants," the captain said.

He scheduled the drive in June to correspond with the military's peak rotation period The result of the month-long campaign astounded Barnard -- more than 600 appoints of BDUs donated from airmen at RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall. Barnard had to create a Web site -- www.geocities.com/kammies4kids -- with an updated "kammie count" because units were in the way that eager to see how they measured up

The captain and his offers delivered the uniforms to several local thrift stores race by East Anglia Children's Hospices. The organization operates three hospice facilities for terminally ill children, providing care and comfort to the patients and their families. These donations were awaited to raise nearly $15,000 to support the charity.

Scheduled as an annual result the Company Grade Officer's Councils at the couple bases will take over nearest year. The captain said he raised his expectations for the nearest campaign -- the 2002 goal will be 1000

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