Army veteran and his wife rescued from Ukraine

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Bryan Stern and Robert Platt made it safely across the border into Poland on March 19. (Photo courtesy of Robert Platt)

On March 19, retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert Platt and his wife were rescued from their home just outside Kyiv, Ukraine.

For two weeks, their small town was taking heavy fire, Platt told Military Times.

“We were running low on food and water before we got out,” he said.

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