Posted on Apr 30, 2022
Marine veteran killed fighting in Ukraine, relatives say
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Marine veteran killed fighting in Ukraine, relatives say
By Jonathan Drew, The Associated Press
Apr 29, 03:21 PM
Ukrainian servicemen install a machine gun on the tank during the repair works after fighting against Russian forces in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (Evgeniy Maloletka/The Associated Press)
A 22-year-old U.S. Marine veteran has been killed alongside Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia, his relatives told news outlets in what’s the first known death of a U.S. citizen fighting in Ukraine.
Willy Joseph Cancel was killed Monday while working for a military contracting company that sent him to Ukraine, his mother, Rebecca Cabrera, told CNN. Cancel had recently worked as a corrections officer in Tennessee and had previously served in the Marines from 2017–2021, joining the service the same year he graduated from high school.
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Marine veteran killed fighting in Ukraine, relatives say
By Jonathan Drew, The Associated Press
Apr 29, 03:21 PM
Ukrainian servicemen install a machine gun on the tank during the repair works after fighting against Russian forces in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (Evgeniy Maloletka/The Associated Press)
A 22-year-old U.S. Marine veteran has been killed alongside Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia, his relatives told news outlets in what’s the first known death of a U.S. citizen fighting in Ukraine.
Willy Joseph Cancel was killed Monday while working for a military contracting company that sent him to Ukraine, his mother, Rebecca Cabrera, told CNN. Cancel had recently worked as a corrections officer in Tennessee and had previously served in the Marines from 2017–2021, joining the service the same year he graduated from high school.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri SGT Steve McFarland SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Patrick Rasmussen CPL Douglas Chrysler
Marine veteran killed fighting in Ukraine, relatives say
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Many people from the West have volunteered to go work in dangerous conditions, coordinated training clinics to teach Ukrainian soldiers infantry tactics and even fight against the Russians.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL RIP my Marine Brother. Know that you were doing the right thing when this happened. Condolence to the family of this brave warrior.
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