Ballwin Elementary Students Help Out Little 'Heroes'

Students at demonstrated Tuesday that size isn't necessarily an impediment to heroics.

The school recently partnered with the St. Louis-based nonprofit group Mission Continues, which provides a variety of services for military service members and their families.

On Tuesday, students at the Ballwin school helped assemble "Hero Packs," which are backpacks or drawstring bags packed with school supplies and other items for children whose parents have been deployed. The students also write a letter to the bag recipient, done in part to prepare for Veterans Day on Nov. 10, Rockwood School District representatives said.