A Mission Without Borders
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German man at the Medyka Border crossing playing the piano to make refugees feel welcomed
German man who came to Medyka to play the piano to comfort refugees at the border
German Volunteer Ambulance that was later rocketed by Russians
Girl scout troop at the train station in Krakow, Poland
Humanitarian Aid Vehicles delivering supplies at the Medyka Border
Our desk had become a cluttered mess of comm equipment while getting it set up to populate on our screens
The first stages of setting up our comms packages that would be delivered to the Chaplain Network
This was our equipment that we purchased for self recovery of the vans
Hunter had just arrived in Krakow and made a new furry friend, this was when we purchased vans
Ben Hall in the ambulance with our medical team
Checkpoint in western UA, going further east in the country these were not a rare sight.
Crossing into Ukraine
QRF crew in the Ben Rescue this was in Trenopil, UA.
The children of Ukraine would draw many images such as this to send to the soldiers on the front line, this was in the house that our QRF was staged in
The Empty streets of Trenopil
The first stretch into Ukraine for the Ben Hall rescue
Ben Hall being loaded onto the US Army Blackhawk
Arriving in Poland with the boats and motors
Hunter and Chad in Liviv
Hunter and Chad loading supplies
Hunter loading one of the boat motors flown over on Korey’s Jet
Korey Scott and Chad traveling home
The picture that Hunter took off the phone from the driver of the vehicle
Tyler Merritt and I in front of a Antonov An-124 Ruslan similar to the Antonov An-225 Mriya which was destroyed by Russia.
Tyler Merritt Founder and CEO of Nine Line apparel and I having just arrived in Poland
Hunter an Chad going into Ukraine together for the first time
Colin giving our team a medical class before pushing to the eastern part of the country
Eating lunch in a rest area for Ukrainian Military.
Hunter and Chad in front of one of the many blown up apartments.
Hunter giving a brief about our upcoming trip to Ukraine the night before our departure.
Hunter giving a brief about our upcoming trip to Ukraine the night before our departure.
Hunter in front of his screen that would become a very important part of the mission in Ukraine.
Hunter recieving a patch from one of the Ukrainian soldiers that Reed had just spoken to
Hunter with a missile that had never blown up stuck in the ground
Luis on the front line in Kharkiv
One of the many signs of war crimes in Kharkiv.
Reed Hastey ready for war with candy bars
Reed speaking to the Ukranian Soilders
Sleep when you can is the motto in Ukraine because you never know how long you will have to be awake for
The Combat engineer group that Reed had previously spoken to wanted a picture before we departed
The last team picture taken before pushing from Kyiv to Kharkiv
The signs of warfare in a park
The Ukranian version of Steven Seagal
This was a group of a volunteer fighting force in Kharkiv
Like father like son
The first official Mighty Oaks International team in eastern Ukraine
Dennis and the Ukranian sniper from Safari
Dennis making the shot in the shoot off competition
In Dnipro just before heading south to Zaporiziah
In Mykolaiv behind Russian lines
Just before deaprting where we had spoken to Ukranian Military we had to get a picture with the battle flag.
Luis Rivera showing off his dance moves in the middle of nowhere
Safari Group
The moment we were asked to help Safari by the commander
The sand bags behind Chad here are in Kyiv with the writing of World Help Us This has become a landmark in Kyiv.
Abandoned Tank
Chad and Seaspray sleeping on the side of the road
Chad & Seaspray
Civilian Apartments targeted by Russian Airstrikes
More evidence of war crimes
Doc Mac teaching medical to Safari
Doc Mac who is an Irish Trauma surgeon alongside of Vitally this was on the front line in Bakhmut
Driving to Izyum
Hunter Leading his team into Bakhmut
Hunter talking about the medical supplies that we are giving to Safari
Hunter teaching Safari some escape procedures from a vehicle
Hunter Wrestling
Hunters team in Zaporiziah working with Safari Group
Camping Out
Discovering tank artillery
Hunter’s team with Ukrainian Military
Mural in Ukraine
In Izyum while Hunter is in Bakhmut
Locating the mass graves
Many of the men in this picture would be killed in combat about 2 months later.
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Seaspray and Chad’s mobile internet cafe
Tank artillery belonging to either Russians or Ukrainians
Team Prayer
The first time Hunter and I would split up in Ukraine was right after this photo was taken.
The letter on a deceased Russian Solider to his mother
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