The mother of a 22-year-old who formerly trained as a U.S. Marine said her son has died fighting in Ukraine, the first known death of an American citizen fighting in the conflict.
WASHINGTON — A 22-year-old former U.S. Marine was killed alongside Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia, his relatives told news outlets in what’s the first known death of an American citizen fighting in Ukraine.
“He wanted to go over because he believed in what Ukraine was fighting for, and he wanted to be a part of it to contain it there so it didn’t come here, and that maybe our American soldiers wouldn’t have to be involved in it,” she said.“They haven’t found his body,” she said. “They are trying, the men that were with him, but it was either grab his body or get killed, but we would love for him to come back to us.”She said her son flew to Poland on March 12 and entered Ukraine shortly after.
He had no war zone deployments, Stenger said. No other details on the bad conduct conviction were provided. Cancel’s widow, Brittany Cancel, told Fox News he leaves behind a young son and that she sees her husband as a hero.
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