A Mayfield resident and former Marine has raised funds to buy toys for children whose families lost everything in a Kentucky tornado. 'I've seen warzones ... and nothing compared.'
"I've been deployed three times, I've seen war zones, I've seen absolute destruction, and nothing compared to it. I mean, the whole town was just leveled," he said in an interview with CNN.Seeing devastated families at a local shelter, Triplett -- a Mayfield resident and former Marine who served three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan -- organized a donation drive through social media to purchase gifts for those in need.
Concerned over weather reports and how their home may fare, his wife and two young children were in a hotel room in nearby Paducah, riding out the storms and ultimately out of the path of the tornadoes. Able to return home the next morning, Triplett was shocked by how the town was destroyed and wanted to help however he could. He arrived at the volunteer center, where he was asked to guide a photo-journalist through streets littered with debris.
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