He was killed when an ambulance was shelled in Bakhmut, Ukraine, his family said.
Andrew Lustig, the founder and president of Global Outreach Doctors USA, said Reed was working with them as the country director for Ukraine.
Reed, 33, started his paramedic career after Hurricane Sandy hit his home state of New Jersey, the organization said on its website. It said he also went to Northern Iraq, where he led medical teams with the Kurdish Peshmerga, and then with the Iraqi Special Forces for the duration of the battle for Mosul.
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