Lehi neighbors show support for Utah National Guard soldier’s family
Apr 1, 2024, 6:37 AM | Updated: 7:22 am
(KSL TV)
LEHI — A Lehi neighborhood celebrated this Easter with a bit of patriotic flair.
One of the families in the neighborhood recently had to say goodbye to a family member serving with the Utah National Guard for the next several months. Several of their neighbors worked together to create a unique show of support for him and his family.
Kurt Meryhew was deployed to Djibouti, Africa for 10 to 11 months.
“This is our third deployment together,” said Kristen Meryhew, his wife. “His last one was five years ago, so it’s been a little while, and our kids are older. We have an 8-year-old, a 6-year-old and a 3-year-old now.”
She said this deployment is different because their children are more aware their dad is gone. Their neighbors rallied together to show them some support by decorating the streets.
American flags
When their next door neighbor Maria Peck learned Kristen Meryhew’s husband would be deployed, she lined the streets with American flags.
“We went and knocked on every door,” Peck said. “My husband and some of the fathers around here, they just went and knocked and everybody was so willing to do it.”
She took it one step further and surprised Kristen Meryhew and her children that night.
“I thought, ‘You know what? There’s a lot of people that have lights that can change colors, I bet they would do that,’” Peck said.
She said people immediately changed out lightbulbs and rehung lights on their homes in the colors of red, white and blue to honor the Meryhews.
“You just are so grateful for these people that leave their families to help support our country, and I love our country, and so I want to do anything I can to help our soldiers,” Peck said.
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