Wagner Handoff, DNA Tests: Remains of Special Forces Vet May Finally Be Coming Home from Ukraine
The remains of a Special Forces veteran killed in Ukraine this spring appear to be finally headed back to the U.S., according to his family. Nick Maimer, 45, a retired staff sergeant, was killed in the eastern city of Bakhmut in mid-May when the building he was in collapsed after an artillery strike. His death […]
The Making of a Fake War Hero: An American Who Reinvented Himself as a Social-Media Soldier in Ukraine Is Accused of ‘Stolen Valor’
Read the original article on Business Insider. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a 48-year-old American veteran and building contractor from Connecticut named James Vasquez was one of thousands of volunteers who went to join the fight. He quickly became one of the most recognizable faces of the foreign fighters in Ukraine, often […]
He Was the CIA Whiz Kid in ‘Charlie Wilson’s War.’ His New Book Offers Advice For the US in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — After the last Soviet troops left Afghanistan in 1989, defeated by an insurgency equipped and guided by the U.S., a two-word cable arrived at CIA headquarters: “WE WON.” It was one of the last moments of the Cold War, credited with helping push the Soviet Union to collapse two years later. But […]
Griffin Shock Sends ‘Clear Message’ on NATO Strength Amid War in Ukraine
How long will it take for the U.S. Army’s V Corps to deploy a brigade to Eastern Europe and begin conducting operations alongside NATO allies? Less than a week. That’s what was demonstrated by Operation Griffin Shock, a new exercise that took place in Poland over two and a half weeks in May. The U.S. […]
‘That Was Nick’: Special Forces Vet Killed in Ukraine Remembered as Big-Hearted Protector
Nick Maimer’s send-off was like any other family event, filled with laughter and fond memories. The Army Special Forces veteran and Idaho native was heading to Spain to teach English in early 2022. No one at the time, not even Maimer himself, knew he would end up in the thick of war in Ukraine. The […]