Posted on 04/29/2022 5:43:43 AM PDT by Mount Athos
Willy Joseph Cancel— U.S., age 22 Former US Marine had wife and 7 month old baby in TN.
Scott Sibley- U.K., age 36, a former British soldier who had served in Afghanistan. A second unnamed U.K. Merc is missing. (two other Brits were captured in Mariupol earlier but were part of a regular Ukraine unit)
"Ukrainian Embassy in Denmark confirms that a 25 year old Danish citizen has been killed in Ukraine, reportedly fighting Russian forces as part of the International Legion."
Note that the reports of all their deaths are within past 24 hours, but they died some days earlier.
There are reports of recent dead Korean mercenaries look highly unreliable, speculative, rumor -- big chance they're wrong
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So would I.
People are funny. If you wear certain clothes you can shoot people. Wrong clothes, you’re a murderer...
“Bob, your influencing would be more credible if you used accurate information and descriptions as opposed to hyperbole and slander.”
LOL. Sorry, but I REFUSE to believe that the 20 Year Old American killed in Ukraine was a “Retired ARMY Ranger”.
What I think is that we now have HUNDREDS of active-duty American servicemen in Ukraine, simply because most of our military hardware is now there. We’d be IDIOTS not to have them in Ukraine.
So as the body bags start to arrive in greater numbers, be thankful you were warned.
He could have been medically retired. Happens all the time. But yeah, he’d have been a fool to turn his back on $3K month disability retirement to fight in Ukraine. ...Or a man of conviction.
Likely not a contractor (aka mercenary) for weapons training due to the limitations and liability his previous injury would pose. No one wants to hire a broke-D for a war zone.
I would think the US weapons training is occurring outside Ukraine with UKR soldiers going there. The pay scales for providing that kind of support inside a war zone are top of the charts. Like $330K/year with max hours and bonuses. But who knows what Biden and State are paying for.
“He could have been medically retired.”
LOL, good one.
Willy Joseph Cancel, 22, was being paid by a private military contracting company to fight in Ukraine when he died on Monday, family members told CNN.
I have mentioned before a former ranger/sniper offered $80,000 a month to go to Africa as a “contractor”. He had been injured by an IED, had 27 surgeries, and a permanent Trach, but they wanted to hire him. He didn’t take the job, btw.
Thanks for the info. Only retirement I know of for a 22 year old is for full physical or mental disability. That’s over $3k per month VA payment.
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