$100,000 prize gives Moore County veterans the wedding missed 25 years ago

A $100,000 lottery prize will help give a Moore County veteran the wedding she missed 25 years ago.

Retired Army Sgt. Carla Johnson, of Carthage, and her husband planned to renew their vows in December.

The couple married on Dec. 6, 1996, and the next day, Johnson was deployed to the Persian Gulf as a diesel mechanic.

"We didn't get to have a ‘wedding’ wedding. So now, 25 years later, we're actually able to have a wedding," said Johnson.

Johnson's husband also served in the Army for 23 years.

She purchased the $20 Premier Cash scratch-off ticket from the J Cash Mart on Carthage Street in Cameron.

Johnson said she plans to split the money between her church, the vow renewal and setting up a college fund for her grandchildren.