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Wife's uncle is heading to Ukraine

Landed in Atlanta a little bit ago today. Next flight is a journey to Warsaw, to be armed there and join some sort of redneck coalition that will make its way to Ukraine to fight against Russians. Noone thought the crazy sob was going to actually go through with it.

'Merica.

I mean, 'Kraine.

Crazy. But definitely not as crazy as sitting snugly in a conference room at a USA Airport Marriott in some CPAC Conference chanting “Putin! Putin!” Godspeed Crazy Uncle. Take the Ruskies down, try not to friendly fire anyone.
 
Respect to that Robert Jordan emeffer. We gotta bunch of folks here who think we should be enforcing a no fly zone but all they're willing to do is post about it.
Yeah, sounds like he'll just make it. I've been a bit out of the loop on everything since we had been on vacation until Wednesday. Didn't even know he was going until then and didn't know about the flight ban talk until yesterday.
 
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The Lincoln Battalion was formed by a group of volunteers from the United States who served in the Spanish Civil War as soldiers, technicians, medical personnel and aviators fighting for Spanish Republican forces against the Nazi-supported forces of General Francisco Franco and his Nationalist faction.
The Lincoln Battalion integrated white and black volunteers on an equal basis. Of the approximately 3,015 volunteers from the US, 681 were killed in action or died of wounds or sickness.
 
The Lincoln Battalion was formed by a group of volunteers from the United States who served in the Spanish Civil War as soldiers, technicians, medical personnel and aviators fighting for Spanish Republican forces against the Nazi-supported forces of General Francisco Franco and his Nationalist faction.
The Lincoln Battalion integrated white and black volunteers on an equal basis. Of the approximately 3,015 volunteers from the US, 681 were killed in action or died of wounds or sickness.
Believe it is the foreign legion of territorial defense, or something similar. Prior to leaving he said he doesn't expect he'll be back and has turned off his phone. Not sure if he even took it. Fb is either deleted or deactivated, not sure which
 
Believe it is the foreign legion of territorial defense, or something similar. Prior to leaving he said he doesn't expect he'll be back and has turned off his phone. Not sure if he even took it. Fb is either deleted or deactivated, not sure which
You sure this isn't just some elaborate ruse for him to leave your wife's aunt?
 
The Lincoln Battalion integrated white and black volunteers on an equal basis. Of the approximately 3,015 volunteers from the US, 681 were killed in action or died of wounds or sickness.


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i take it that this itinerant warrior is single and looking forward to the adulation of many super models
 
What makes it a "redneck coalition"?
Nothing necessarily. Just going with his general demeanor. If I'm correct on the actual group he's joining, it sounds fairly organized ish. Him, personally, he's just a redneck with a lot of guns and zero military experience. It's unfortunate that he apparently was not allowed to take any of his personal weapons.
 
We'll know in a month or so, I guess, on how it goes. He took the time to put in for a 30 day absence from work. It would suck to return home to find out you're fired because you were pinned down by the Russian military and couldn't leave.
Does he really think he’s coming back in 30 days?
 
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Please explain this 30 day coalition. War isn't easy...especially flying into Warsaw...and then traveling/crossing into war zone Ukraine with checkpoints/border crossings under the scrutiny of NATO, EU, Russia, etc.
 
Why? People have been doing this for centuries. Thousands went to the aid of Western Europe during WWI and WWII prior to US involvement.

My question is, does he have ties to Ukraine (aside from internet porn)? Ancestry?
I guess I don’t consider those as particularly sane periods in human history.
 
Nothing necessarily. Just going with his general demeanor. If I'm correct on the actual group he's joining, it sounds fairly organized ish. Him, personally, he's just a redneck with a lot of guns and zero military experience. It's unfortunate that he apparently was not allowed to take any of his personal weapons.
 
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Why? People have been doing this for centuries. Thousands went to the aid of Western Europe during WWI and WWII prior to US involvement.

My question is, does he have ties to Ukraine (aside from internet porn)? Ancestry?
Nothing that I know of. Dislikes Russia.
 
Please explain this 30 day coalition. War isn't easy...especially flying into Warsaw...and then traveling/crossing into war zone Ukraine with checkpoints/border crossings under the scrutiny of NATO, EU, Russia, etc.
It's not a 30 day coalition, he simply took 30 days off work. Far as I'm aware, the people fighting aren't punching in and out each day and aren't mandated to just 30 days.
 
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Crazy. But definitely not as crazy as sitting snugly in a conference room at a USA Airport Marriott in some CPAC Conference chanting “Putin! Putin!” Godspeed Crazy Uncle. Take the Ruskies down, try not to friendly fire anyone.
Uh - that was not cpac dipshit.
 
Landed in Atlanta a little bit ago today. Next flight is a journey to Warsaw, to be armed there and join some sort of redneck coalition that will make its way to Ukraine to fight against Russians.

'Merica.

I mean, 'Kraine.
So you are talking shit about a family member who is going to risk his life to help people he doesn’t know? The fact you think that is funny or acceptable is New ‘Merica, I guess.
 
So you are talking shit about a family member who is going to risk his life to help people he doesn’t know? The fact you think that is funny or acceptable is New ‘Merica, I guess.
Think I know him a little more than you do to make that call. Everyone's gotta have an opinion though. 'Merica
 
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Perhaps I missed it, but how old is he and does he have a tie to Ukraine?
 
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