(AP) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- About 200 South Carolina Army National Guard men and women will come home for the holidays now that $35,000 has been raised for their bus transportation from Wisconsin.
A spokeswoman for Lowe's Home Improvement of Mooresville, N.C., says the firm chipped in $25,000 to bring the troops home for their 10-day leave.
Julie Yenicheck said Thursday the firm heard from its employees about the soldiers. Private donations are needed because federal regulations bar soldiers from traveling at government expense while they are on leave.
The group includes members of the 1222nd Combat Engineers from Fort Mill and individual volunteers who were training at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin
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