MTSU student leaves school to help in Ukraine

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https://www.newschannel5.com/news/middle-tennessee-state-university-student-leaves-school-to-help-in-ukraine

..."He had no plan, no contacts, no military training, just his convictions to make a difference.
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Robinson had watched with great concern the devastating war in Ukraine. He couldn't shake what he saw happening — disturbed by the Russian invasion. So, he decided he needed to take a stand.
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"I talked to the volunteers and said, 'I want to help. I am an American volunteer. I flew halfway around the world. I'm here to help.' And they said, 'OK, How do you feel about excavating corpses?' and I said, 'I'd be honored to,'" said Robinson.

A harsh reality of this war is the fate of the bodies of those who have died. In the chaos of the fighting, the casualties have been buried in mass graves.

"What we do is dig up corpses and police identify them for war crimes and then we send them to the morgue to be identified for their families," Robinson said.

And then, a proper burial."....(more)