Dane Partridge, was fatally wounded by a tank round on Oct. 3 while fighting in the Russian-separatist controlled Donbas region in Eastern Ukraine.
“He was a fine soldier who fought with valor and bravery on the battlefield. We have been told that he was known to be at the front of his team leading his men as he would never ask his men to do anything that he wasn’t willing to do.
Partridge joined the fight in Ukraine in April after raising funds to purchase himself a plane ticket and upgraded military equipment. He said at the time that he “felt a need to go” and help defend Ukrainians from invading Russian forces. After buying a plane ticket and updating his body armor and helmets, he left for Europe on April 25. He wrote his
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