>**Jericho Skye Magallon**
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>Years after leaving the Army, Jericho became one of the many veterans who went to Ukraine to fight against the invading Russians. It was only four days into the war that Jericho told his father he was leaving for Ukraine.
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>Ralph Magallon [n.b.father] recently learned that Jericho, 28, was likely killed by a Russian drone strike earlier this month near Bakhmut, the site of fierce fighting. Although the Russians took some members of his unit prisoner, the American government has advised Jericho’s family not to get their hopes raised that he might still be alive. **The American consulate has told Ralph Magallon that many Ukrainian soldiers were killed while trying to retrieve the bodies of Jericho and his comrades. As a result, they don’t know if Jericho’s body will ever be able to return home.**
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>His family issued a statement saying that Jericho served as a squad leader with volunteers from Canada, England, Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands, all of whom he considered his “Band of Brothers.”
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>“Jericho always volunteered for the most dangerous of missions knowing that he was putting his life at risk and without any fear or regard for himself would march into enemy territory,” the family statement says.
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>In addition to taking care of his battle buddies, **Jericho was also an animal lover who always made sure to rescue lost or frightened dogs and cats**.
Grief and respect for his sacrifice. Grief and respect for the Ukrainian soldiers murdered while attempting to retrieve his body. I no longer have words – just tears of rage and grief.
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>**Jericho Skye Magallon**
>
>[…]
>
>Years after leaving the Army, Jericho became one of the many veterans who went to Ukraine to fight against the invading Russians. It was only four days into the war that Jericho told his father he was leaving for Ukraine.
>
>[,,,]
>
>Ralph Magallon [n.b.father] recently learned that Jericho, 28, was likely killed by a Russian drone strike earlier this month near Bakhmut, the site of fierce fighting. Although the Russians took some members of his unit prisoner, the American government has advised Jericho’s family not to get their hopes raised that he might still be alive. **The American consulate has told Ralph Magallon that many Ukrainian soldiers were killed while trying to retrieve the bodies of Jericho and his comrades. As a result, they don’t know if Jericho’s body will ever be able to return home.**
>
>[…]
>
>His family issued a statement saying that Jericho served as a squad leader with volunteers from Canada, England, Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands, all of whom he considered his “Band of Brothers.”
>
>“Jericho always volunteered for the most dangerous of missions knowing that he was putting his life at risk and without any fear or regard for himself would march into enemy territory,” the family statement says.
>
>In addition to taking care of his battle buddies, **Jericho was also an animal lover who always made sure to rescue lost or frightened dogs and cats**.
Grief and respect for his sacrifice. Grief and respect for the Ukrainian soldiers murdered while attempting to retrieve his body. I no longer have words – just tears of rage and grief.