- Navy SEAL Daniel Swift traveled to Ukraine to fight Russians after divorce and legal charges.
- He joined a platoon in Kyiv and later led a foreign legion squad in Mykolaiv on aquatic missions.
- Swift struggled to adjust to civilian life after fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Many veterans, including Swift, find war more exciting and purposeful than civilian life.
- The military has launched programs to help servicemembers and their families cope with war trauma.
The Navy SEAL Who Went to Ukraine Because He Couldn’t Stop Fighting
Daniel Swift was in his element waging America’s war on terror from Afghanistan to Yemen. After his marriage failed back home, he found a new purpose: killing Russians.
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