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Challenges to motivate you. where does that come from? >> growing up was hard. but no matter what happened to me, i felt like i couldnt truly do anything. i attributed that to america and the opportunities we have. i wanted to serve and preserve that for future generations and my own kids. >> what was your combat experience like? >> my company was the main effort at the time. we got into fights every day. one of my longest days that i was there probably 18 hour day. we took a pause and found out...

Those challenges to motivate you. where does that come from? >> growing up it was definitely hard but still no matter what happened to me i always felt like i could truly do anything and i a contributed that to america and the opportunities that we have and i wanted to serve and preserve that for any future generation and for my own kids. >> carley: what was your combat experience? are there any specific days that stand out. >> my company was like the main effort of the battalion. we got into fi...

You . where does that come from growing up? it wast definitely hard from?. but still, no matter what happened to me, i always felt like i could trulyly l do anything. and i really attribute that to america and the opportunities that we have. and i wanted to serve and i wanted to preserve that for anyt future generation and for my own kids. what was your combat experience like? are there any specific games that my company was likes the main effort of the battalions we got in firefights almost eve...

Go to foxnation.com and signed up. >> carley: a nonprofit hoping to help veterans. pairing up americas he read -- heroes with songwriters. empowering veterans. what was your combat experience? >> i kind of think about one of my longest days that obstacle. probably, you know, 18 hour day started early. we actually took a pause and found out we were actually went on top of an ied that happened to not be plugged in. yeah, we got lucky there. >> carley: he got chance to put his service into song. ch...

Finally for anybody thinking of wanting to join the legion? >> oh, wow, well, if you have no military background, if you dont have any combat experience, if you expect to come here with air support, intense helicopter support then stay home because that is not the case. it is the russian army, and they have massive amounts of artillery. they have massive amounts of armor and the ukrainians are giving it their damnedest. >> and general hurtling, do you think its a wise decision? do you agree? we ...

Then sing ukrainian songs and its all, as we said before, women and children because the men are left behind to fight. >> im curious, you were bringing in body armor, all of this equipment in to the ukrainians. do you think the u.s. is doing enough to help these ukrainian fighters? >> i think the u.s. is in an extraordinarily difficult position from a policy standpoint. we have to be very, very careful. the people who warn about the dangers of nuclear escalation i do not think is unwarranted. we...

Military background, if you dont have any combat experience, if you expect to come here with air support, intense helicopter support, then stay home because that is not the case. it is the russian army, and they have massive amounts of artillery, massive amounts of armor, and the ukrainians are giving it their dammedest. >> did you make the right call? >> i admit to questioning it once in a while but, yes. >> reporter: that answer may not be quite so positive. sam kylie, cnn in kharkiv. and sa...

Same as ukrainian soldier who is on the front and money is certainly not my motivation for being here. i know its not andys and not alexs either. >> reporter: ukraine has been appealing for heavy weapons and also recruited large numbers the details kept secret of foreign volunteers into its international legion. so what advice would you give finally for anybody thinking of wanting to join the legion? >> oh, wow. well, if you have no military background, if you dont have any combat experience, if...

They were long standing members of the ukrainian armed forces. they serve along side pip in a three-man team since april. >> as far as im aware, were paid the same as the ukrainian soldier on the front and money is certainly not my motivation for being here and its not andys and its not alexs either. >> reporter: ukraine is appealing for ammunition and heavy weapons and recruited large numbers, the details are kept secret of foreign volunteers into the international legion. so what advice do you...

But its also important to reemphasize that its no place for americans in that part of the world at this point. there is the instinct. barbara mentioned the instinct of people who want to help to go there, and people have combat experience, i understand exactly what that instinct. but thats not helping. it does not help if they are captured. >> as you know, the russian president vladimir putin today railed against the united states and the west in a major speech. he claimed russia was, quote, for...