This afternoon, I tip my cap to Lowe's Home Improvement and the community of Fort Mill, South Carolina, for an act of kindness that embodies the Christmas spirit.The Herald reports that thanks to $35,000 in donations, about 200 soldiers who were in Wisconsin training for their upcoming Afghanistan deployment will be able to come back to South Carolina for Christmas. As the article explains, many of the soldiers were concerned they'd see the mountains of Afghanistan before the smiles of their loved ones.
“Sure it was talked about; people wanted one last chance to get home, but nobody was sure, and it had to be all of us,” said Sgt. Eric Kimbrell of Rock Hill, a veteran of both previous deployments.
His wife and kids have missed him for Christmases and birthdays and a whole lot more during all those years at war. But not this time.
“I can't express enough gratitude that all of us have,” Kimbrell said, “to have a chance to come home and see our wives and kids and mothers before going overseas.”
Lowe's, which welcomed home the troops at one of its stores, donated $25,000 to help the soldiers come home. The rest of the money came from donations small and large. Today, 200 brave men and women are hugging their family and friends before going overseas to defend our freedom. To everyone involved in this Christmas surprise: Way to go!
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