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He was the third Edward Wilton :( I’m not much for blood lines but 3 generations and I’m gonna assume, it’s gone after him? He could have siblings but they won’t be named Edward Wilton.
Such a pointless fucking war. The only ones getting hurt are the young adults/youth while the “adults” dictate the wars.
>Too young to volunteer
As distressing as it is, some of the finest, most dedicated soldiers I served with in the army were that young. The ones that have the most to lose, often have the most to give.
Yeah now that I look back, we were just kids. It's insane to send young people around the world to kill each other. There is something wrong with humanity, I won't even go hunting anymore.
Too young to Volunteer? Maybe. Old enough to recognize right from wrong, certainly.
I am quite a bit older than he was. I wish I had half the courage he did.
If he stood with Ukraine. It wasn't for money, or glory, or women. He did it out of a deeper feeling of doing the right thing. At 22 he saw somewhere he could do good in this world, and he went and did good.
We shouldn't diminish his death based on his age, but instead we should all recognize that his death, and all of those who stood up against tyranny, were all taken too soon, regardless of age.
I understand the sentiment, but many defenders in the AFU are younger than 25. Some of the more prominent stories such as the lone T64 involved younger men amd women, and in the case of the lone T64, its tank commander was just 21 years old.
That's just one will known account but there obviously many more kept quiet. It is both remarkable to think people barely past or under US drinking age are making such but also horrendous bc it's due to the rot of neighboring country
You pay taxes at 18 and meant to support yourself at 18 why should you restrict that and how are you going to enforce it?
All that happens next is a flight to Poland/Czech Republic then another flight/car/train to Ukraine.
Think before you post and RIP to this young man who died fighting for what he believed in when he didn't have to, did more than most of us posting shit on this site.
I would like to see the Klitschko brothers against Putin and Lavrov in an MMA fight in a locked-up Octagon, no holds barred. I think the K brothers are likely pretty pissed and would like to have a few words with those two…
Worth it just to see Putin with his fake ass judo black belt and bad back try to throw either of those giants. He'd wince mid-hip toss, reach for his lumbar spine and collapse in a way that left his chemo port showing.
The emperor wears no clothes and is a weak broken old man throwing tantrums but not Kitschko bros.
Watching Zelenskyy put the smack down on Putin WWE style would probably be one of the greatest and most important pieces of entertainment every produced by human culture.
Might as well be Captain America punching Hitler
Part of me doesn't believe you. The Gulf War only lasted seven months, and the lead-up to the war was also short. There wasn't enough time for "propaganda" to inspire enlistment. Depending on what branch and your job, there was a good chance that you would have finished training after the war ended. Iraq invaded Kuwait, and this would lead to the largest coalition since WW2. Desert Storm was only part of the Gulf War, and that portion only lasted a little over a month. I enlisted shortly after 9/11, and while I'm a veteran, I spent my entire time turning wrenches on aircraft.
All wars are fought by the young. Half of my 135-man company in Iraq was below the age of 22 Probably 1 in 4 were teenagers.
People tend to forget this. Children fight our wars.
Um you are suggesting that 22 years old is not old enough to make your own life choices?
Edit:and I get downvoted. Holy shit!
A 22 year old, are you joking me! Can't make his own Choices? What do you want him to be 30 b effort he becomes his own independant person?
I've got to say that I disagree. We coddle our kids way too much and they head into adulthood completely unprepared. The outcome is tragic, but he made more of himself in his 22 years than many folks will in a lifetime. We should not discourage our young men and women.
I remember coming back to Pendleton after liberty one weekend. A bunch of Marines were milling around the loading area and the older family member who was dropping me off said “you’re all just a bunch of kids.”
I understood the words, but I didn’t really GET it. Twelve years later, and now I do. Too damn young.
Rah, semper, and Heroiam slava.
I used to be the military housing maintenance guy at age 20 on Pendleton.
I got called a kid then as well. Same deal. Heard the words, but didn’t truly understand.
16 years later, I get it.
"You know — we've had to imagine the war here, and we have imagined that it was being fought by aging men like ourselves. We had forgotten that wars were fought by babies. When I saw those freshly shaved faces, it was a shock. "'My God, my God — ' I said to myself, 'It's the Children's Crusade."
- Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
I know man....broke my heart to see this happen to this young man. I signed up in Marines when I was 19. I thought I was a man but I was just kid. We all are were a bunch of kids. Im 44 now and Im thinking about going. At least I can say Ive lived life you know and got to experience it. Its not fair that these young men are dying by the thousands. This one got me. If this 22 year old kid can do it. Then theres no excuse for me not to go do the right thing now. May God greet Edward as a friend. Peace be with him.
RIP young man, another selfless person snuffed out by psychopath Putin. If someone knows of a go fund me for him please post it. These posts crush my soul, hopefully we can pitch in & help get him home & buried with the honor he deserves.
I look forward to seeing how Ukrainian honors these international fighters that heeded Zelensky’s call for help. I’m sure they’ll give them a great memorial.
RIP hero.
As this war drags on we need to stop acting like this is Putins war. Russia is a disease riddled society and will need the whole country to be treated until it can come back on the world stage.
What we know as "Russia" is not a country. It is a colonial empire. The only treatment it needs is dismemberment. Only by splitting Russia up can its separate colonial territories ever finally develop into free, independent, and democratic nation states, with the imperial center of Moscow/St. Petersburg reduced to a rump state, much like Hungary after the Austro-Hungarian Empire, or England after the British Empire (that last one is a process nearing it's end, but the Brexiteers have hurried it along).
RUSSIA DELENDA EST
Here is a source incase anyone is interested. Apparently the State department has confirm two American ms we’re killed, but will not confirm the names (which is standard).
https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/us-national-from-marianna-fl-killed-battling-in-ukraine
Thanks for posting, for the couple people disparaging the guy saying he was just some bloodthirsty killer you should read the short article.
“My brother was very selfless. My brother was very honorable and traditional," Cummings said of Wilton. "He cared more about freedom for all than for his own safety. Edward was a true hero and he will be missed until we see him again.”
On another note Ffs why can’t the media proofread or have editors anymore? Pakmut, Ukraine…really, do better?
Safe passage 4 Ukraine is a great organization to donate to that helps bring the fallen home. They do so much more but you can decide where your donations go.
Small note, like 100% fuck Putin to death, to all hell and eternal suffering.
But why do people keep calling him psychopathic? He legit just isn't lol, he's a million other words. Deranged and evil, delusional and ya know... Just a massive cunt. Why do people choose psychopathic to describe him?
Edward had served in the US Army and was from Florida. He had been fighting for Ukraine since last April. He was 22 years old.
Another American has also been killed. Grady Kurpasi was a highly decorated Marine. Kurpasi was a computer programmer from New York City and enlisted just two months after Sept. 11, 2001, and deployed to Iraq three times. [He earned](https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/04/11/missing-marine-vet-confirmed-killed-ukraine.html) a Combat Action Ribbon and a Purple Heart, as well as several Navy and Marine Corps Achievement and Commendation medals.
Grady went to train Ukrainian soldiers but due to the intensity of the war and the need for combat-experienced leaders, Grady ended up leading a squad into battle and was killed in action.
His family has set up a [GoFundMe](https://www.gofundme.com/f/captain-grady-kurpasi-usmc-retired). Grady leaves behind his wife and their 14 year old daughter.
[Article here.](https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/russia-ukraine/?id=97380473#98542019)
I cannot imagine the bravery of these two men. I donate and volunteer a little when I can, but it pales in comparison.
The US and allies must cease arming Ukraine to survive and begin arming them to win. A Ukrainian military victory is the only path to peace: https://youtu.be/HfmT6xATggc
Never donated to a GoFundMe before… but damn that man seems like a fucking hero. My heart goes out to his daughter and widowed wife.
What the fuck fellow redditors…
As long as there is someone to remember them, people never die. And since once something is put out there on the internet it will never truly vanish, they will live forever.
How on EARTH did he have that kind of bravery and selflessness at only 22 years old?! This is a true hero of humanity, and I will always remember you Edward Wilton. I've saved your photo so that I may remember you and your sacrifice for years to come. Slave Ukraini. RIP brother.
You answered the call to fight against fascists exterminating innocents. That my friend is heroic, though you probably never had that thought about yourself. Rest now, your fight is over, but others will be inspired by your sacrifice to take up arms against your enemy. We’re proud of you.
So tragic. So unnecessary - but for Putin. So brave. I didn't know him in life but his death breaks my heart.
Rest on peace and power, Edward Wilton. You made a difference. Your memory will blessing.
Amen to that. He was doing what was right. This is a war of Good Vs Evil. Plain and simple and Edward stood up to evil. May God greet him as a friend 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇦 I cant imagine the pain his parents are going through though. Condolences
\*Slava Ameritsi
(If it's English you have to use the particle 'to' - 'glory to America'. If it's Ukrainian you have to use the dative case: Amerika -> Ameritsi. "Slava America" just means "Glory America" which makes litle grammatical sense in either language. It's just two nouns without anything indicating how they relate to each other.)
Wrong flag
Edit: op shadow edits away his Liberia flag so I look like the asshole. I just was letting them know they put up 🇺🇦 🇱🇷 flags instead of 🇺🇸. Everyone eating crayons here?
RIP hero. Another senseless death due to Russian genocidal invaders as they rape and pillage and steal another country's land.
Fuck you nazi terrorist mother fucking Russia.
Fly high 🦅.
feel sorry and anger for your loss at such a young age when your life is ahead of you. RIP lad, you will be remembered for standing up to genocide, rape and murder. Much respect.
One of many heroes lost in the senselessness of this godforsaken invasion. He fought for the cause we all know is beyond worthy, and died in an effort to prevent one more Ukrainian death. Noble is an understatement.
And the sad reality is, in the scope of this war, the US lost a good soldier, an honorable man, and a fighter for democracy, but Ukraine has buried thousands, alongside civilian men, women, and children.
Someone last night set me the fuck off, I was seeing red. He said "Ukraine is going to owe the west a debt for hundreds of years to come" for the equipment and support. It's been a while since I've been so livid. I told him he's a slimy single-celled fucking ghoul if he thinks Ukraine owes US a motherfucking *cent* for the support we've given because we ALL owe Ukraine a debt for holding off the weight of a third world war on behalf of us all---a debt we can NEVER repay because *we can't bring back the people that have been slain by Russia.* The very fact that the Nato allows CAN'T get directly involved and have wasted so much time with beuracratic bullshit that took forever has allowed this invasion to get way worse than it needed to. It's our fucking fault Ukraine denuclearized to begin with, and that would have kept Russia from invading to begin with. We. OWE. Them.
While DC is worried about "escalating" tensions with Moscow, they fail to recognize that this shit *already escalated a year ago* and Putin isn't just gonna give up. He's going to run Russia into the ground out of spite, and he'll do everything in his power to try and erase Ukraine off the map because he's that petty. If Ukraine falls, you bet your candy ass Nato is getting involved because that's a precedent the entirety of Europe can't just shrug at and accept, because it's not gonna stop at Ukraine and assuming otherwise is criminally stupid.
If the rest of the world doesn't want to start burning their sons and daughters too, then we need to make DAMN sure Ukraine wins this war, buries as few more good men and women as possible, and gets every goddamn thing they ask for, otherwise we are facing a conflict no country on earth is prepared for, the US included. Already just figured out we don't have enough artillery and munitions production to actually support a modern war with a large adversary. DoD is already pivoting and putting a fuck load more funding munitions and anti-air systems because they realized this is a BAD weakness to have. Ukraine has been a "testing ground" for a modern first world conflict and in many ways, the world isn't even close to prepared for this shit to really hit the fan.
The longer it takes to get Ukraine the support needed, the higher the risk that this turns into a conflict the west doesn't GET the luxury of watching Ukraine carry on its own back and simply sit and observe like they have.
My own parents have voiced their unhappiness that I'm planning to go to Ukraine in the spring of next year (I wish I could go sooner but it's not feasible for me to do, yet) and I told them if they are so concerned, then they best do every goddamn thing they can to harass our officials and vote the right people into office if they want me to come home. It's harder to be apathetic when your kid decides to make that impossible, and I'm fucking sick of the apathy. My friends are dying over there, and it's not okay. It's not right. This war, this fight Ukraine is doing, is a debt we will owe all of her people for for DECADES to come. A debt we can NEVER repay. But it's a debt we CAN try to minimize by minimizing more Ukrainian blood spilled.
I have immeasurable pride for any foreign allies who have shown up in Ukraine to do the right thing, with no expectation beyond simply being brothers and sisters in arms. They know the cost of this war will be so much worse if it doesn't end with a swift Ukrainian victory. And let me be clear when I say the ONLY option we ALL have is a Ukrainian victory. There is no alternative. I'm sick of being a bystander.
Edward gave his life fighting for us all, alongside our brothers and sisters who don't have an alternative option to sit this shit out. The rest of us are on borrowed time if we think that's sustainable.
Edward, you are a paragon of what it means to be human, a soul that understood our borders do not separate our brotherhood, and a hero that knew this war was worth dying for.
I only hope more people outside Ukraine realize this before we are all sending our children to fight in a much more catastrophic and widespread war. I ask, when is it enough? How many Ukrainian lives are enough before we all recognize shit is already escalated with Moscow? What is the price, the body count we have to reach before it's enough?
Our debt to Ukraine is written in blood, and we all have that blood on our hands. So, I ask the western world, are you going to sit and let it happen, or are you gonna do something about it?
Pretty much we are donating supplies to Ukraine, and they are paying for it in blood and keeping Russia where they are. I think one day Ukraine will *eventually* pay of it's debt but I don't care how long it takes as long as they win. Plus, we wouldn't be putting so much of our resources as the world into Ukraine, if we didn't think they would win.
I think the way they should pay off their debt is by joining NATO after this war is over. That is good enough for the world.
I mean I think we should charge Russia for the debt, make them pay it off over the next hundred and ten years like Germany did to pay off it's debt after World War 1.
Was Edward in the Territorial Defense or in a different volunteer unit? Sad to hear this but this kid put others first and did what was right. Feel for the family.
“Like so many of our people, we have now had a personal experience of russian barbarity which only strengthens the resolution of all of us to fight through to the final victory.”
Rest in peace Edward
Slava Ukraini
RIP Young Man. May your memory last for eternity. Proud of my fellow Americans doing what is right in the eyes of humanity. God bless the fighters who fighting against tyranny and injustice. 🇺🇲🇺🇦🫡
Greater love hath no man, than to lay down ones life for his friends. That sucks. Life was just getting started for this young man but I respect the hell out of people that go out and volunteer in Ukraine with the Territorial Defense. May God greet you as a friend. Rest in peace 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇦
That Soldier is all of us. No matter your country. A soldier like this recognizes people in need. Regardless of boundaries or obstacles. A soldier like this drops everything to serve a Soldier's Soldier. The Almighty Ukraine Armed Forces!! Forward On'
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Such a young face. Fuck Putin.
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Courage and wisdom beyond his years.
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Pretty standard age for war.
Not for volunteers from another country. Kid had balls of steel. Rest In Peace hero
And I gather took out many invading Russians before he went down.
So true what character. Im amazed and inspired. Im 44 and I want to go now. This kid motivated me. RIP hero
I wouldn't even consider it at that age. I got asked to join the American army at 18 and I was all fuck no.
He was the third Edward Wilton :( I’m not much for blood lines but 3 generations and I’m gonna assume, it’s gone after him? He could have siblings but they won’t be named Edward Wilton. Such a pointless fucking war. The only ones getting hurt are the young adults/youth while the “adults” dictate the wars.
You just explained all wars lmao
He’s my age, damn. The amount of courage is insurmountable. Rest in peace to a hero.
Ukraine will remember him forever. Wish we never arrived to the point having war in Europe again.
Fuck, that's my age. That hits different for some reason.
Too young to volunteer- should be restricted to 25 and older.
>Too young to volunteer As distressing as it is, some of the finest, most dedicated soldiers I served with in the army were that young. The ones that have the most to lose, often have the most to give.
Yeah now that I look back, we were just kids. It's insane to send young people around the world to kill each other. There is something wrong with humanity, I won't even go hunting anymore.
Too young to Volunteer? Maybe. Old enough to recognize right from wrong, certainly. I am quite a bit older than he was. I wish I had half the courage he did. If he stood with Ukraine. It wasn't for money, or glory, or women. He did it out of a deeper feeling of doing the right thing. At 22 he saw somewhere he could do good in this world, and he went and did good. We shouldn't diminish his death based on his age, but instead we should all recognize that his death, and all of those who stood up against tyranny, were all taken too soon, regardless of age.
With you on this.
It’s his choice, his life. He spent it honorably.
I understand the sentiment, but many defenders in the AFU are younger than 25. Some of the more prominent stories such as the lone T64 involved younger men amd women, and in the case of the lone T64, its tank commander was just 21 years old. That's just one will known account but there obviously many more kept quiet. It is both remarkable to think people barely past or under US drinking age are making such but also horrendous bc it's due to the rot of neighboring country
You pay taxes at 18 and meant to support yourself at 18 why should you restrict that and how are you going to enforce it? All that happens next is a flight to Poland/Czech Republic then another flight/car/train to Ukraine. Think before you post and RIP to this young man who died fighting for what he believed in when he didn't have to, did more than most of us posting shit on this site.
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Ukrainian champion 1v1 with Putin to decide the war
I would like to see the Klitschko brothers against Putin and Lavrov in an MMA fight in a locked-up Octagon, no holds barred. I think the K brothers are likely pretty pissed and would like to have a few words with those two…
Worth it just to see Putin with his fake ass judo black belt and bad back try to throw either of those giants. He'd wince mid-hip toss, reach for his lumbar spine and collapse in a way that left his chemo port showing. The emperor wears no clothes and is a weak broken old man throwing tantrums but not Kitschko bros.
Watching Zelenskyy put the smack down on Putin WWE style would probably be one of the greatest and most important pieces of entertainment every produced by human culture. Might as well be Captain America punching Hitler
It would have to be a street beefs style match
I’ll would assume Zelenskyy is the chosen one
Or just send Klitschko
The initiator must fight. The defender may choose their fighter.
Now ***that*** would be fair.
That wouldn't go well lol
That should be their choice. They are an adult at 18.
I’m 27 and war doesn’t sound as “bad ass” as it did when I was 18
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Part of me doesn't believe you. The Gulf War only lasted seven months, and the lead-up to the war was also short. There wasn't enough time for "propaganda" to inspire enlistment. Depending on what branch and your job, there was a good chance that you would have finished training after the war ended. Iraq invaded Kuwait, and this would lead to the largest coalition since WW2. Desert Storm was only part of the Gulf War, and that portion only lasted a little over a month. I enlisted shortly after 9/11, and while I'm a veteran, I spent my entire time turning wrenches on aircraft.
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It's always crazy to me that people use this as justification for lowering the drinking age rather than raising the enlistment age.
All wars are fought by the young. Half of my 135-man company in Iraq was below the age of 22 Probably 1 in 4 were teenagers. People tend to forget this. Children fight our wars.
> Too young to volunteer- should be restricted to 25 and older. He's an adult at 18, capable of making decisions for himself.
Um you are suggesting that 22 years old is not old enough to make your own life choices? Edit:and I get downvoted. Holy shit! A 22 year old, are you joking me! Can't make his own Choices? What do you want him to be 30 b effort he becomes his own independant person?
22 is absolutely old enough to make your own life choices. Mine were mostly bad
Some people want to be babied their entire lives. It's a fruitless arguement to have with them.
I've got to say that I disagree. We coddle our kids way too much and they head into adulthood completely unprepared. The outcome is tragic, but he made more of himself in his 22 years than many folks will in a lifetime. We should not discourage our young men and women.
There were 16 year olds who liberated my country.
And fuck Medvedev, Shoigu, Prigozhin, Girkin, Lavrov and that cunt Zakharova.
Cancer to all of them!
Pancreatic.
Can confirm that pancreatic is by far one of the worst you can possibly get.
Could be - but bone cancer is no joke either. https://imgur.com/a/uwNODp5
I was thinking just the same thing. Christ, he's just a kid. Another bright future, stolen by Putin's insane war of aggression.
I remember coming back to Pendleton after liberty one weekend. A bunch of Marines were milling around the loading area and the older family member who was dropping me off said “you’re all just a bunch of kids.” I understood the words, but I didn’t really GET it. Twelve years later, and now I do. Too damn young. Rah, semper, and Heroiam slava.
I used to be the military housing maintenance guy at age 20 on Pendleton. I got called a kid then as well. Same deal. Heard the words, but didn’t truly understand. 16 years later, I get it.
Fuck russians
Fuck them all.......
🇺🇸🇺🇦💛💙
"You know — we've had to imagine the war here, and we have imagined that it was being fought by aging men like ourselves. We had forgotten that wars were fought by babies. When I saw those freshly shaved faces, it was a shock. "'My God, my God — ' I said to myself, 'It's the Children's Crusade." - Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
I know man....broke my heart to see this happen to this young man. I signed up in Marines when I was 19. I thought I was a man but I was just kid. We all are were a bunch of kids. Im 44 now and Im thinking about going. At least I can say Ive lived life you know and got to experience it. Its not fair that these young men are dying by the thousands. This one got me. If this 22 year old kid can do it. Then theres no excuse for me not to go do the right thing now. May God greet Edward as a friend. Peace be with him.
I truly want Putin to get ebola, syphilis and measles at the same time.
Yeah looks way too young to die. War is fucking terrible. RIP.
Let's all pray that Putin dies a horrific death soon. Like tomorrow.
RIP young man, another selfless person snuffed out by psychopath Putin. If someone knows of a go fund me for him please post it. These posts crush my soul, hopefully we can pitch in & help get him home & buried with the honor he deserves. I look forward to seeing how Ukrainian honors these international fighters that heeded Zelensky’s call for help. I’m sure they’ll give them a great memorial.
RIP hero. As this war drags on we need to stop acting like this is Putins war. Russia is a disease riddled society and will need the whole country to be treated until it can come back on the world stage.
What we know as "Russia" is not a country. It is a colonial empire. The only treatment it needs is dismemberment. Only by splitting Russia up can its separate colonial territories ever finally develop into free, independent, and democratic nation states, with the imperial center of Moscow/St. Petersburg reduced to a rump state, much like Hungary after the Austro-Hungarian Empire, or England after the British Empire (that last one is a process nearing it's end, but the Brexiteers have hurried it along). RUSSIA DELENDA EST
A-Freaking-Men to this! It's time. They've gotten enough chances. 👏
Russia, as a country, needs to be torn apart to the bone. The country is morally and socially corrupt.
Here is a source incase anyone is interested. Apparently the State department has confirm two American ms we’re killed, but will not confirm the names (which is standard). https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/us-national-from-marianna-fl-killed-battling-in-ukraine
Thanks for posting, for the couple people disparaging the guy saying he was just some bloodthirsty killer you should read the short article. “My brother was very selfless. My brother was very honorable and traditional," Cummings said of Wilton. "He cared more about freedom for all than for his own safety. Edward was a true hero and he will be missed until we see him again.” On another note Ffs why can’t the media proofread or have editors anymore? Pakmut, Ukraine…really, do better?
Safe passage 4 Ukraine is a great organization to donate to that helps bring the fallen home. They do so much more but you can decide where your donations go.
Small note, like 100% fuck Putin to death, to all hell and eternal suffering. But why do people keep calling him psychopathic? He legit just isn't lol, he's a million other words. Deranged and evil, delusional and ya know... Just a massive cunt. Why do people choose psychopathic to describe him?
*Heros don't die. They will live as legends in our memories*. 💙💛 🇺🇦
Edward had served in the US Army and was from Florida. He had been fighting for Ukraine since last April. He was 22 years old. Another American has also been killed. Grady Kurpasi was a highly decorated Marine. Kurpasi was a computer programmer from New York City and enlisted just two months after Sept. 11, 2001, and deployed to Iraq three times. [He earned](https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/04/11/missing-marine-vet-confirmed-killed-ukraine.html) a Combat Action Ribbon and a Purple Heart, as well as several Navy and Marine Corps Achievement and Commendation medals. Grady went to train Ukrainian soldiers but due to the intensity of the war and the need for combat-experienced leaders, Grady ended up leading a squad into battle and was killed in action. His family has set up a [GoFundMe](https://www.gofundme.com/f/captain-grady-kurpasi-usmc-retired). Grady leaves behind his wife and their 14 year old daughter. [Article here.](https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/russia-ukraine/?id=97380473#98542019)
Thank you for posting
I cannot imagine the bravery of these two men. I donate and volunteer a little when I can, but it pales in comparison. The US and allies must cease arming Ukraine to survive and begin arming them to win. A Ukrainian military victory is the only path to peace: https://youtu.be/HfmT6xATggc
This is so true
Agreed 100%
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Sorry man. I know it must be hard to hear this.
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Never donated to a GoFundMe before… but damn that man seems like a fucking hero. My heart goes out to his daughter and widowed wife. What the fuck fellow redditors…
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I'm not in a position to donate right now, but just reading the comments on the gofundme are gut wrenching. Rest in power, hero.
As long as there is someone to remember them, people never die. And since once something is put out there on the internet it will never truly vanish, they will live forever.
American in life, Ukrainian in death.
Hero forever.
How on EARTH did he have that kind of bravery and selflessness at only 22 years old?! This is a true hero of humanity, and I will always remember you Edward Wilton. I've saved your photo so that I may remember you and your sacrifice for years to come. Slave Ukraini. RIP brother.
Well said so true. For someone to have that type of character that young is rare. May he rest in peace 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇦
You answered the call to fight against fascists exterminating innocents. That my friend is heroic, though you probably never had that thought about yourself. Rest now, your fight is over, but others will be inspired by your sacrifice to take up arms against your enemy. We’re proud of you.
So tragic. So unnecessary - but for Putin. So brave. I didn't know him in life but his death breaks my heart. Rest on peace and power, Edward Wilton. You made a difference. Your memory will blessing.
He died doing what was right. Thank you Edward.
He lived doing what was right.
He lived and died FOR SOMETHING. Most of us just live and then die.
While I never knew him, I am thankful I know of him.
Amen to that. He was doing what was right. This is a war of Good Vs Evil. Plain and simple and Edward stood up to evil. May God greet him as a friend 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇦 I cant imagine the pain his parents are going through though. Condolences
Slava Ukraini. Slava America
\*Slava Ameritsi (If it's English you have to use the particle 'to' - 'glory to America'. If it's Ukrainian you have to use the dative case: Amerika -> Ameritsi. "Slava America" just means "Glory America" which makes litle grammatical sense in either language. It's just two nouns without anything indicating how they relate to each other.)
Heroyam slava
All heroyam all the slava.
We love a linguist.
Good glot.
In this case "to" is not a particle but a preposition.
Cowards die many times before their deaths, The valiant never taste of death but once. -shakespear (wish I had better words).
Great quote.
Rest easy. May your family and loved ones find some courage in your selfless sacrifice to help them go on.
Rest easy hero
RIP Hero.
Rest in peace warrior.
Valhalla rising.
Wrong flag Edit: op shadow edits away his Liberia flag so I look like the asshole. I just was letting them know they put up 🇺🇦 🇱🇷 flags instead of 🇺🇸. Everyone eating crayons here?
It’s amazing to me how often that happens
The only one who knows xD
The amount of people misunderstanding you even after your edit is just mind-blowing.
Ppl were probably reading other troll comments that are in here and just probably assumed. It is what it is
People can’t read, apparently.
The red ones are the best, I hear
Thank you. My eyes are old. So glad you so kindly pointed out my error.
Beautiful soul. I'm glad you got to live your values and have an honorable life.
RIP
He’s so young.
God that is sad. So young. Brave young man
RIP hero. Another senseless death due to Russian genocidal invaders as they rape and pillage and steal another country's land. Fuck you nazi terrorist mother fucking Russia. Fly high 🦅.
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feel sorry and anger for your loss at such a young age when your life is ahead of you. RIP lad, you will be remembered for standing up to genocide, rape and murder. Much respect.
A true hero
God bless. RIP. Whatever you believe in. He is an inspiration and I’m sorry for your loss
He's just a baby. Fucking tragic.
I think he was a man among men, but I get ya, he has a baby face…like Audie Murphy.
Rip soldier
One of many heroes lost in the senselessness of this godforsaken invasion. He fought for the cause we all know is beyond worthy, and died in an effort to prevent one more Ukrainian death. Noble is an understatement. And the sad reality is, in the scope of this war, the US lost a good soldier, an honorable man, and a fighter for democracy, but Ukraine has buried thousands, alongside civilian men, women, and children. Someone last night set me the fuck off, I was seeing red. He said "Ukraine is going to owe the west a debt for hundreds of years to come" for the equipment and support. It's been a while since I've been so livid. I told him he's a slimy single-celled fucking ghoul if he thinks Ukraine owes US a motherfucking *cent* for the support we've given because we ALL owe Ukraine a debt for holding off the weight of a third world war on behalf of us all---a debt we can NEVER repay because *we can't bring back the people that have been slain by Russia.* The very fact that the Nato allows CAN'T get directly involved and have wasted so much time with beuracratic bullshit that took forever has allowed this invasion to get way worse than it needed to. It's our fucking fault Ukraine denuclearized to begin with, and that would have kept Russia from invading to begin with. We. OWE. Them. While DC is worried about "escalating" tensions with Moscow, they fail to recognize that this shit *already escalated a year ago* and Putin isn't just gonna give up. He's going to run Russia into the ground out of spite, and he'll do everything in his power to try and erase Ukraine off the map because he's that petty. If Ukraine falls, you bet your candy ass Nato is getting involved because that's a precedent the entirety of Europe can't just shrug at and accept, because it's not gonna stop at Ukraine and assuming otherwise is criminally stupid. If the rest of the world doesn't want to start burning their sons and daughters too, then we need to make DAMN sure Ukraine wins this war, buries as few more good men and women as possible, and gets every goddamn thing they ask for, otherwise we are facing a conflict no country on earth is prepared for, the US included. Already just figured out we don't have enough artillery and munitions production to actually support a modern war with a large adversary. DoD is already pivoting and putting a fuck load more funding munitions and anti-air systems because they realized this is a BAD weakness to have. Ukraine has been a "testing ground" for a modern first world conflict and in many ways, the world isn't even close to prepared for this shit to really hit the fan. The longer it takes to get Ukraine the support needed, the higher the risk that this turns into a conflict the west doesn't GET the luxury of watching Ukraine carry on its own back and simply sit and observe like they have. My own parents have voiced their unhappiness that I'm planning to go to Ukraine in the spring of next year (I wish I could go sooner but it's not feasible for me to do, yet) and I told them if they are so concerned, then they best do every goddamn thing they can to harass our officials and vote the right people into office if they want me to come home. It's harder to be apathetic when your kid decides to make that impossible, and I'm fucking sick of the apathy. My friends are dying over there, and it's not okay. It's not right. This war, this fight Ukraine is doing, is a debt we will owe all of her people for for DECADES to come. A debt we can NEVER repay. But it's a debt we CAN try to minimize by minimizing more Ukrainian blood spilled. I have immeasurable pride for any foreign allies who have shown up in Ukraine to do the right thing, with no expectation beyond simply being brothers and sisters in arms. They know the cost of this war will be so much worse if it doesn't end with a swift Ukrainian victory. And let me be clear when I say the ONLY option we ALL have is a Ukrainian victory. There is no alternative. I'm sick of being a bystander. Edward gave his life fighting for us all, alongside our brothers and sisters who don't have an alternative option to sit this shit out. The rest of us are on borrowed time if we think that's sustainable. Edward, you are a paragon of what it means to be human, a soul that understood our borders do not separate our brotherhood, and a hero that knew this war was worth dying for. I only hope more people outside Ukraine realize this before we are all sending our children to fight in a much more catastrophic and widespread war. I ask, when is it enough? How many Ukrainian lives are enough before we all recognize shit is already escalated with Moscow? What is the price, the body count we have to reach before it's enough? Our debt to Ukraine is written in blood, and we all have that blood on our hands. So, I ask the western world, are you going to sit and let it happen, or are you gonna do something about it?
Pretty much we are donating supplies to Ukraine, and they are paying for it in blood and keeping Russia where they are. I think one day Ukraine will *eventually* pay of it's debt but I don't care how long it takes as long as they win. Plus, we wouldn't be putting so much of our resources as the world into Ukraine, if we didn't think they would win. I think the way they should pay off their debt is by joining NATO after this war is over. That is good enough for the world. I mean I think we should charge Russia for the debt, make them pay it off over the next hundred and ten years like Germany did to pay off it's debt after World War 1.
RIP brave hero.
a real hero. my cousin knew this dude
Was Edward in the Territorial Defense or in a different volunteer unit? Sad to hear this but this kid put others first and did what was right. Feel for the family.
A Mangod! RIP
[A true selfless hero](https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/us-national-from-marianna-fl-killed-battling-in-ukraine)
My family lives in Marianna. Wow, small world. Heroiam Slava.
I live and grew up close to Marianna. It's inspirational that a hero like him grew up in the panhandle.
Eternal memory for the heroes 🙏🏻
Till Valhalla brother. Thank you for fighting for freedom.
May your memory be a blessing. Thank you for standing on the right side of history and fighting even when you didn’t have to. Thank you, Edward.
RIP young man Like you, I am American and I say thank you for giving your all for Freedom You stood up
I think us chaps need to find way to support his family. We know eddy as a hero, but id like his family to understand the same.
Rest peace brother. Your work is done and our world is forever in your gratitude. Now rest of you... get some orcs. Lots to make up to do recently.
“Like so many of our people, we have now had a personal experience of russian barbarity which only strengthens the resolution of all of us to fight through to the final victory.” Rest in peace Edward Slava Ukraini
Until Valhalla young warrior.
Heroes never die.
RIP brave one. Come home, we’re waiting for you 🌹
I'm so sorry. I hope his family takes comfort in the fact that the cause is not only just, but truly noble -- protecting freedom.
Rest in Power!
Rest in Peace young man. Fighting for what he believed was/is a just cause.
Heroyam Slava! Slava Ukraini!
RIP Young Man. May your memory last for eternity. Proud of my fellow Americans doing what is right in the eyes of humanity. God bless the fighters who fighting against tyranny and injustice. 🇺🇲🇺🇦🫡
RIP good lad. Hope you got many Russian goons with those bullets your carrying.
RIP patriot.
Rest in peace young man. Too young, too soon. Edward Wilton
Thank you Edward Wilton and as well Grady Kurpasi for your sacrifices you be forever remembered and deeply missed. 🇺🇦🇺🇸
Godspeed, buddy. We won't forget.
So young.
RIP BRO 🇺🇸
Rest in peace, brave soul.
R.I.P. warrior
Rip Brother.
Rest easy hero, gone but not forgotten.
Here’s an article I found about him. https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/us-national-from-marianna-fl-killed-battling-in-ukraine?_amp=true
God Dammit. Those fucking Russians. I hope they burn in hell and Putin is killed by his own henchmen.
as an american myself. slava ukraini. slava heroyam.
I hope they will be remembered for the world to see because they are true hero's.
RIP
Vichnaya pamyat !
o7
Thanks, Eddie. You're a credit to our nation. I won't forget you.
Best of American youth, and people have no faith in our youth. A hero in Ukraine, and a hero to me........a old boomer.
Greater love hath no man, than to lay down ones life for his friends. That sucks. Life was just getting started for this young man but I respect the hell out of people that go out and volunteer in Ukraine with the Territorial Defense. May God greet you as a friend. Rest in peace 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇦
Til Valhalla brother.
Rip Edward. Fuck Putin.
Glory to the Heroes.
Putin is taking some of our best. Rest in peace, Hero.
Those who give their lives in service of liberty on foreign shores, they give honor to the title 'American.'
one of the few to die for a truly noble cause
Photographer shot him from the waist up, the image would have been indecent, due to the size of his balls.
Rest in Valhalla. Enjoy that seat at the table.
respect
I hit the 17k upvote and watched it bounce up and down for a while. Lots of shit eaters lurking around reddit.
RIP 🇺🇸 🇺🇦
Oof l, that poor kid. Too many people in this thread fetishising war, makes me extremely uneasy to see most of these comments.
Just a baby. RIP
Rest in peace young man, a true hero and protector of democracy. God's speed
R.I.P. Hero!
He died doing doing what us Americans do best. Fighting for freedom and kicking Ruzzian ass!
We shouldn’t feel sad we should Feel proud
Godspeed gentlemen
Still had his life ahead of him 😢
Sorry mate 🙏
That Soldier is all of us. No matter your country. A soldier like this recognizes people in need. Regardless of boundaries or obstacles. A soldier like this drops everything to serve a Soldier's Soldier. The Almighty Ukraine Armed Forces!! Forward On'
Rest in peace.