Just days after Russia invaded Ukraine, retired Army Military Police Officer Loren Buchmeier said he was compelled to help.
MUNSTER, Ind. -- A former US Army soldier living in Munster, Indiana who's been on multiple deployments to Iraq is bringing his expertise and skillset in the most trying of conditions to help fleeing Ukranian refugees as Russian attacks continue.
Just days after Russia invaded Ukraine, as refugees started to flee west, retired Army Military Police Officer Loren Buchmeier said he was compelled to help.with a mission to"use my experience to get there and procure supplies and equipment and actually run it somewhat like a military operation." "People willing to buy a plane ticket and go, and basically crowdfund this whole mission. And purchase what we need on the ground," he said.Already with a small network of volunteers in Europe that he knows from his time stationed in Germany, Iraq, and serving overseas, Buchmeier said he and his team of about six people will be on the ground in a matter of days.
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