Shawn Triplett/ABC News(NEW YORK) While Santa Claus may be busy this time of year, Shawn Triplett is certainly the next best thing. Nearly two weeks ago, a slew of tornadoes upended the lives of thousands near Triplett's hometown of Mayfield, Kentucky. Triplett, a retired Marine, said he rushed to town immediately to see how he could help. "I've been deployed three times, and I've seen the worst," Triplett said. "It was just absolute war zone destruction everywhere." Triplett said that while he was visiting a storm shelter, he overheard a little boy tell his mother, "I lost my Christmas." After that, he put a call out on social media, he said. His goal was to help 20 to 30 kids who were at storm shelters for the holidays. "I reached out to my social media, friends and family and said, 'This is what I'm doing. Please trust me that this is going to happen. Let's get to work,'" said Triplett, whose post went vir
Shawn Triplett/ABC News(NEW YORK) While Santa Claus may be busy this time of year, Shawn Triplett is certainly the next best thing. Nearly two weeks ago, a
Shawn Triplett/ABC News(NEW YORK) While Santa Claus may be busy this time of year, Shawn Triplett is certainly the next best thing. Nearly two weeks ago, a
Shawn Triplett/ABC News(NEW YORK) While Santa Claus may be busy this time of year, Shawn Triplett is certainly the next best thing. Nearly two weeks ago, a slew of tornadoes upended the lives of thousands near Triplett's hometown of Mayfield, Kentucky. Triplett, a retired Marine, said he rushed to town immediately to see how he could help. "I've been deployed three times, and I've seen the worst," Triplett said. "It was just absolute war zone destruction everywhere." Triplett said that while he was visiting a storm shelter, he overheard a little boy tell his mother, "I lost my Christmas." After that, he put a call out on social media, he said. His goal was to help 20 to 30 kids who were at storm shelters for the holidays. "I reached out to my social media, friends and family and said, 'This is what I'm doing. Please trust me that this is going to happen. Let's get to work,'" said Triplett, whose post went vir