Retired Army Sergeant Loren Buchmeier left Munster, Indiana almost two weeks ago to help Ukrainian refugees in Europe.
MUNSTER, Ind. -- A Chicago area man is on the ground in Poland helping with the Ukrainian refugee crisis.
"They're exhausted. They've been through so much," Buchmeier said."Especially in the recent days and weeks, the people coming now are fleeing regions surrounded by Russian troops." "We've spent several thousand dollars purchasing equipment, radios, tactical gear for the rescue workers that they will bring into Ukraine," Buchmeier said.His team drove through the gridlock of refugees to the Slovakian border to help before heading to Poland.
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