>Ripley's Heroes
Ripley’s Heroes History
In March 2022, Lt Col H. Ripley (“Rip”) Rawlings IV (ret.) and his wife, Dr. Erin Felger were scheduled to embark on a 1980’s leisure cruise. As combat veterans themselves they were struck by the news and images coming from Ukraine and decided that rather than dancing the night away to the music of the 80s they would fly to the Ukrainian border in Poland to volunteer.
Dr. Felger assisted in the Medical tent and Rip interviewed and documented the endless streams of Ukrainian refugees seeking safety on the Polish side of the border. The horrors faced by everyday Ukrainians who simply wanted to live their lives in peace further galvanized their belief that they had to do anything they could to help.
In April 2022 Ripley’s Heroes was formed and began taking donations and purchasing much needed resources so that others who felt compelled to help, to make a difference and save lives, could become heroes to the people of Ukraine as well.
https://ripleysheroes.org/about-us/
Foreign Services Group
A team of former British and US Special Operations Forces operating since the ''first week of the invasion''. A unit operating with partial supplies, they continue to fight for the Ukrainian people and were one of the units to liberate the suburbs of Kyiv including Iprin. The team continues to sacrifice their time, money, and physical wellbeing to fight against the Russian aggressors.
https://ripleysheroes.org/the-heroes/
https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/
There is no record of Ripley's Heroes in the tax exempt database - they must not have rec'd a determination letter yet.