Oklahoma Veterans Head To Ukraine To Render Aid -

Friday, March 18th 2022, 10:40 pm

As Ukraine continues to feel the effects of Russia’s invasion many are finding ways to help.

Four Oklahoma veterans will be traveling to Poland starting on March 18th. One of the veterans told News 9 that he felt it was something he had to do.

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“With the bombing of hospitals, infrastructure being ruined, that's why me and my buddy Danny got involved. We are all medical professionals and there is a humanitarian aid crisis there and we have all been in combat zones before,” said Kurtis Pasqualle, a veteran from Oklahoma.

A former combat medic in Afghanistan he and his friend turned to social media and found a Redditt thread ‘Volunteers for Ukraine.’

“We had tons of people reach out and we asked them to send their DD214’s and their medical licenses with them and came out with 23 people that are nurses, paramedics, EMT’s, even a physician assistant,” he said.

The non-profit AmeriCares donated 300 pounds in medical supplies to help the veterans render aid.