US veterans missing in Ukraine formed bond over background

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US veterans missing in Ukraine formed bond over background
By Jay Reeves, The Associated Press
Jun 16, 05:05 PM
Ukrainian emergency service personnel work outside a damaged building following shelling, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 4, 2022. (Sofiia Bobok/AP)

Editor’s note: This story has been edited to correct the last name of Alex Drueke’s aunt.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh are both military veterans from Alabama, so it was natural that they formed a bond once they met in Ukraine, where each traveled separately with the intention of helping defend democracy against Russian invaders.

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