ONLY ON 5 | A North Texas woman traveled to Ukraine to help fulfill the need for volunteers in the war effort.
placed renewed attention on U.S. citizens who have volunteered.
Osmon, an Army medic, trained at Fort Hood and spent seven years in the Army and has seen combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq. She volunteered for combat in Iraq in 2015, against ISIS fighters.She traveled alone, flying to Poland and crossing into Ukraine on March 20. Right now, Osmon says she’s spending a lot of time training in the woods with weaponry and her small group of English-speaking volunteers is hoping to catch on with a Ukrainian combat unit soon.
In the meantime, she is capturing photos she says reflect not only the damage inflicted by Russian shelling but also the resolve of Ukrainian citizens living under constant threat. “The Ukrainians still continue to go to work even with the air raids going on, they’re incredibly brave people to do so,” Osmon said.
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