Marine vet, not seen alive in a year, declared dead in Ukraine

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Marine vet, not seen alive in a year, declared dead in Ukraine

By Irene Loewenson
Apr 13, 01:38 AM



Then-Marine Capt. Grady Kurpasi, commanding officer of Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Regiment, speaks to students during an assembly at Swansboro Elementary School in Swansboro, North Carolina, Jan. 25, 2019. (Lance Cpl. Aaron Douds/Marine Corps)

A Marine veteran who volunteered to fight in support of Ukraine is dead, the State Department confirmed to Marine Corps Times.

Retired Capt. Grady Kurpasi, 50, was last seen April 26, 2022, in southern Ukraine, The Washington Post reported in July 2022.

Working as part of a team of international volunteers, Kurpasi and a British man, Andrew Hill, went to investigate the source of gunfire, the Post reported. They radioed to their team that they were under fire.

Hill was captured by Russian-backed forces and reportedly charged with being a mercenary. Two other members of the unit were killed, according to the Post.

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