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Large shipment of military gear headed to Ukraine from Montebello
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A big load of provides will quickly be on its solution to Ukraine after being packed up and loaded in Montebello.
Vests, helmets and different navy gear had been donated by native police departments or bought with the assistance of personal donations.
Organizers of an airlift say the non-public protecting gear got here from a dozen completely different states.
Zaven Kechichian, one of many organizers of the hassle, mentioned it was a “giant crew effort with a number of collaboration.” He mentioned the choice to ship the gear felt like an ethical obligation.
“We’re very captivated with this. We first-hand heard from folks that know individuals who had been injured or are associated to individuals who had been injured,” Kechichian mentioned. “It’s a life or loss of life matter.”
They’ll be chartering a airplane from the San Bernardino Airport to ship the gadgets to Warsaw, Poland earlier than it makes its solution to war-torn Ukraine. They hope it’s the primary of many shipments to assist Ukrainians inside and outdoors the nation.
“Now we have numerous navy personnel with inadequate gear and we consider that daily issues and daily we will save lives,” Kechichian mentioned.