INTERVIEW: Norwalk's James Vasquez shares story of fighting on Ukraine's front lines

James Vasquez took matters into his own hands, collecting medical equipment, military gear and renewing his passport to get to the front lines to fight. He shares with story with Shosh Bedrosian.

News 12 Staff

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Jun 23, 2022, 2:19 AM

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Updated 885 days ago

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Norwalk resident James Vasquez is a U.S. military veteran and tells News 12 there was no option for him to sit back when he saw Russia invade Ukraine back in February. So, he took matters into his own hands, collecting medical equipment, military gear and renewing his passport to get to the front lines to fight.

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