National Security The American military veterans who’ve fallen in Ukraine On Memorial Day, families and friends reckon with the meaning of service under one flag — and sacrifice under another John Peters holds his son Andrew Peters’s urn in Marshfield, Wis., on May 25. Andrew Peters was killed while serving on the front lines with the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine. Memorial Day, by tradition, is a remembrance of those who’ve fallen fighting America’s wars. Two flags on displayAndrew Peters, like many other American volunteers in Ukraine, had been affected by the televised images of civilian suffering and by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s appeal to military veterans worldwide for help repelling the Russians. Ukrainian forces have since received the remains, and the Maimer family expects they will be returned to the United States soon.

Source: Washington Post May 29, 2023 12:49 UTC