In life. he seemed to have figured it out at a young age. the county executive writing in part that we will never forget will ease privy and sacrifice. his wife, brittani, telling fox news that he went there wanted to help people. he had always felt that was his main mission in life. adding that they have a seven -month-year-old son who will not be without a father. according to family, willie lived and worked in tennessee where he was a correctional officer. he inspired to pursue a career in law enforcement. he joined the marine corps in 2017 as an infantry riflemen. in 2020, a military judge convicted him of violating a lawful general order, he was given a bad conduct arch. the state department said they were closely monitoring the situation surrounding his death. we are right now in the process of reaching out to his family to learn more details. i would be remiss if i did not take this opportunity to reiterate what we have said for weeks now, americans should not travel to ukra
From actually redeploying in the eastern part of the country. it is something that the military is planning to hear as a victory, even though these pictures, as you have been looking at over the past few weeks, are certainly devastating. cal, thanks as always. nbc s cal perry live for us there in ukraine, appreciate it so much. the war in ukraine struck home close for one marine who was killed fighting alongside the ukraine military. our reporter with our new york station has the details for us. an outpouring of grief for 22-year-old willie joseph cancel, the former u.s. marine who fought and died alongside ukrainian forces. it paints my heart because i am a former marine. i did 20 years in the marine corps. i know he wanted to serve for freedom, but he paid the ultimate sacrifice, and it is sad to hear. will these mother first confirmed the death to cnn, saying that he was killed on monday while working with the private military contractor. the news, a devastating blow for his
The russians are using heavy weapons to bombard what is left of the factory. conditions are growing ever more dire by the hour. we spoke to the wife of one soldier who is in that plant. she said that he is doing his best to reassure the children in their. there are a lot of orphans down in the tunnels. she said, at this point, his biggest wish is a drink of clean water after weeks of surviving on filthy water and little food that there is still inside. president biden is joining a chorus of tributes to willie joseph cancel, the 22-year-old of former marine, who is the first known american to have been killed fighting here in ukraine. the president noted that he had a baby daughter. the daughter has now lost her father. meanwhile, the fighting continues all along the 300 mile front in the east of this country, in the donbas.