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husband, father, MIZZOU, retired 🇺🇸Marine -Iraq Veteran. Voter. VAX’d. Humanitarian. #NAFO 🇺🇦

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@medunard

Colonel Monte

6 months

We are gearing up & collecting HyFin compact twin chest seals. Raising $18,000 for 600 complete IFAKs- Jan 2024. We can do it with your help. We carry to Kyiv 600 chest seals at $10 ea here verse $20 in Kyiv. Please donate and save a life in Ukr. #NAFO

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@medunard

Colonel Monte

10 days

Building IFAKs in Kyiv and shipping out support. Thanks for the bandages.

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Colonel Monte

9 months

I am Colonel Monte. I stand with Ukraine and #NAFO it’s all of us. I build high quality IFAKs for Ukr frontline fighters

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9 months

We are approaching Kyiv. 1,000 IFAK build starts Wed. Support still needed. #NAFO

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Colonel Monte

5 months

We are working with an Ukrainian vol group who make homemade trauma bandages. DrLydumilla tested them on the frontlines. One of our US med advisors concurred -they are a great bandage. #nafo We can save money and produce more IFAKs for Ukraine front line soldiers. #NAFO

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Colonel Monte

5 months

We meet a lot of folks. This young Ukr man said are you volunteers helping Ukr? Yes. He said thanks so much for helping. He works retrieving deceased soldiers from the battlefield. We thanked him for his work. He as a Ukr vol really hangs it out- beyond the frontlines #nafo

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Colonel Monte

11 months

I leave on Tues. Over 600 CAT7 tq & chest seals to haul to Kyiv. We will buy a lot of items in Ukraine to support their economy. Building 600 IFAKs. Big thanks- @TheRealRhllor @ViolentToddler and donors for incredible support. IFAK team SAVES LIVES #nafo

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Colonel Monte

10 months

On the road home to State to buy more CAT7 tourniquets and chest seals and then return in Oct to possibly build another 1,000 first aid kits. Donors determine how many IFAKs are built. Please help us build 1,033+ to beat our record.

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Colonel Monte

1 year

Defacto said she needed some refrigerators for wounded soldiers to use at a military hospital west of Kyiv. We purchased 3 of the refrigerators and will deliver them to the hosp tomorrow. @DefactoHumanity @ColonelIkins @SofOkunevskaFdn @b55279100

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Colonel Monte

10 months

Yes important to keep the pressure on and move forward. Each front line fighter should also have an IFAK with a CAT7 tourniquet, trauma bandage, chest seals… I am building 600 for front line fighters funding needed

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Macer Gifford

11 months

Training under the hot sun! ✌️🇺🇦 4 hours of hell and then testing 💥 drones. Love it! This summer offensive is so important, we MUST make progress over the next few weeks. No time for rest!

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Colonel Monte

5 months

Kyiv. Shipping IFAKs today. Off to a great start with a gift of home grown Ukr honey. Plenty of naysayers out there - ignore the bots and keyboard warriors. Negative posts create hate and lack of trust. We continue in our mission. I am Colonel Monte, Semper Fidelis #NAFO

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Colonel Monte

11 months

Kyiv- how to build Ukr IFAKs and support Ukr economy. We can source 7 of the 17 item IFAK at reasonable cost in Ukr. Support The Traveling Colonels’ effort to support Ukr. #nafo @TheRealRhllor @ViolentToddler @ninaselyna @LanguageIearner @Maxjessepiper

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Colonel Monte

1 year

I donated to defacto for car, built/ bought parts for IFAKs. I donated boots/uniforms. cooked meals w WCK refugees. I have completed 5 trips to Ukraine as a humanitarian. bought 3 refrig for mil hosp. I have done my part. - I flew helos USMC now supply Ukr medical supplies

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fella requests

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New Fella Requests go here. As ever: please post proof of donation and a description of what you'd like your fella to look like. If you have already posted your request elsewhere, please do not repost it here, unless it's been missed for more than 72hrs. If I RT, it's in queue.

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5 months

Beautiful morning in Lviv. Fresh snow as we got up this morning. Meeting in Lviv then drive to Kyiv. #NAFO

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Colonel Monte

11 months

Building IFAKs in Kyiv. Comparing 3 different IFAK versions. @SofOkunevskaFdn @Globepaluk and Traveling Colonels’- designed, funded and built. Same concept- CAT7s stop the massive bleeding, seal chest punctures, prevent hypothermia. All great! @TheRealRhllor @annasummer #NAFO

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Colonel Monte

5 months

We are economizing by using some Army surplus pouches for our IFAK build. We can save about $7 on each IFAK we build with a surplus pouch. That adds up! We had to modify our build but it is a nice IFAK. Ukr soldiers seem to like the American made pouches. #nafo @beerdrinkingvet

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Colonel Monte

11 months

Providing insight to IFAK const/design. Educ video on why NOT purchase fake Chinese tqs. Experienced US fire house EMT, worked Ukr front lines and now teaches TCCC/combat lifesaver course. Buy CAT7, SICH, SAM tq @LanguageIearner @TheRealRhllor #NAFO

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Colonel Monte

10 months

Quick video on the Dnipro2 tourniquet that I carry. Made in Ukraine. Ukr soldiers and units are asking for CAT7 but also note in their requests- “Dnipro2 is acceptable”. This is not a chinese knockoff! Dnipro2 is solid, seems well made and similar to the CAT7.

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Colonel Monte

6 months

Colonel Monte here with a request for 300 additional chest seals for our 600 IFAK January build for frontline soldiers. We buy the chest seals in America and carry over to Kyiv - $10 in the States verse $20 ea in Kyiv. #nafo

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Colonel Monte

6 months

I am alumni of Brave to Rebuild in Kyiv. We work helping clean up demolished destroyed homes in Ukr. Please donate to Brave to Rebuild and come help with the cleanup. I build IFAKs w Traveling Colonels also in kyiv 1,232 in Dec for frontline troops #nafo

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Colonel Monte

8 months

My ongoing video series regarding IFAKs and components today talking about trauma shears. Three basic types- IFAK one time use, pretty good medic shears and very good medic XShears. I need 20 pair of XShears for new medic bags~ amazon link. #nafo donate

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Colonel Monte

10 months

We enjoyed our then peaceful tour of Kharkiv last week. Sad the russian terrorists continue to bombard innocent civilians in Ukraine. We are glad you are safe! We return next month to build 1000 IFAKs if our fundraising is successful #nafo

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@ninaselyna

Nina 🇺🇦

10 months

Just left Kharkiv yesterday and today my home city got bombed again by #RussiaIsATerroristState 😤 I visit there monthly for a short stay and luckily had peaceful days so far... Meanwhile, here are some Kyiv vibes for you today 💙💛 #warDay570 #UkraineIsWinning

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Colonel Monte

9 months

Today we drove to Lviv with two vehicle packed full of medical supplies. Tomorrow Kyiv and start work on 1,000 IFAKs for Ukr frontline fighters

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@rima_medUA

Rima Med 🇺🇸🇱🇹🇺🇦

9 months

Good evening my friends, all nearly 20 THOUSAND of you 🔥🔥🔥 My name is Rima, I am a volunteer and medic in training in Ukraine. For those that are new here, each day I ask what are we doing for Ukraine to inspire discussion on how everything we do for Ukraine matters, no

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Colonel Monte

10 months

Today we delivered 200 IFAKs for the front lines. Working with @frontlinekit Front Line Kitchen helped coordinate the movement to the unit and helped with donation support Thanks. keep it rolling$ #NAFO @TheRealRhllor chest seals🇺🇦🇺🇸

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Colonel Monte

7 months

The Traveling Colonels. Some give A tq to the front line fighters. We build complete IFAKs w tqs, trauma bandages, chest seals, hemostatic gauze, nasal airway, compressed gauze etc.A tq solves one prob- arterial bleeding. An IFAK protects against host of combat wounds #NAFO

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Colonel Monte

5 months

Doshka, thanks for the shout out. Concepts and ideas, comparing notes and amazing similarities in issues and things that have come about. Finding efficiencies in purchasing components to increase support to Ukraine is a common goal. We will continue to work and grow #NAFO

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@Doshka_F

Doshka Foundation 🇫🇷🇺🇦

5 months

🔵🟡 Check this out fellas🔥 Where was I from 8.30am to 12(!) today? Grabbing breakfast here in Kyiv with the Colonel @medunard ! 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇺🇸🫡 Long talk, enriching, pleasant! A decent man & a noble soul! We talked about maybe cooking something together one day! We will see!

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Colonel Monte

9 months

We are a couple weeks out from our next 1000 IFAK build in Kyiv for Ukrainian frontline fighters. I am already getting requests from units desperate for first aid supplies. Please help us help Ukr. Donate or Amazon wish list #NAFO

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Colonel Monte

6 months

absolutely a former Ukr National Hockey team player conscripted in training had no sleeping bag. I sent him an IFAK, a good sleeping bag and a gortex sleeping bag outer shell. help me help Ukrainian frontline fighters #nafo

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6 months

@medunard @Kembleford Proper could weather sleeping bags for the defenders #fellas 🥺

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Colonel Monte

9 months

absolutely. lets support Ukraine. I stand with Ukraine

@BadBradRSR

Official Account of (Activist) "Bad" Brad Berkwitt

9 months

We were there! ⁦ @votevets ⁩ #VeteransForUkraine Democrats and vets call for urgent approval of Ukraine aid as funds dwindle | Stars and Stripes

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Colonel Monte

5 months

Pencils down! Planning is and preparations is done- The Traveling Colonels are back on the road and in Ukraine! #nafo

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Colonel Monte

9 months

Wow! $5,000 worth or 500 HyFin compact twin vented chest seals is a lot of chest seals. These are needed for our 1000 IFAK build in Oct. $70,000 needed please donate expenses are mounting #nafo we build high quality IFAKs free to Ukr front line fighters

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Colonel Monte

2 months

A large box of trauma shears donated by @Harri_est is making a difference- we were short of this key component for IFAKs until his donation. Shears inexpensive until you buy 1k at $2 each- these are nice shears used to cut away clothing to access wounds #nafo

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Colonel Monte

5 months

Full day of unloading supplies and building IFAKs today in Kyiv. It takes a lot of donations to make it all work. #nafo

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Colonel Monte

11 months

@annasummer @McFellaface @ReadabookCG @LanguageIearner CAT7 gold standard. Ukr made SICH and Dninpro 2 accepted. SICH possibly harder to apply one handed Dninpro had bad rep as Gen 1 broke. Dninpro 2 reportedly much better. Cost in Ukr $41 CAT7 and SICH or Dninpro Kyiv about $18. I buy CAT7 for our IFAK and hand carry into Ukr $25

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Colonel Monte

5 months

28 or so boxes /bags of medical supplies just driven in across the Ukrainian border -bound for Kyiv and soldiers first aid kits. All it takes is money. we built 200 IFAKs a week or so ago. Now to build 600 more for the frontlines. #nafo

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Colonel Monte

10 months

OMG. wow. Thank you Erik-Fella. I just finished a planning meeting with Colonel Chuck. Oct looks to be a 400 IFAK build buying most every component in Kyiv to support Ukrainian economy all it takes is cash to make those purchases #nafo

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10 months

The Cad/Ukr flag patches have been restocked and this time I have chosen The Traveling Colonel’s @medunard to donate the profits from the sale of these patches.

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Colonel Monte

2 months

Supporting "Birdie" a newly minted combat medic who is heading to a frontline stabilization point as soon as she joins the Ukr Army. Support of a great plate carrier, pouches shears from @harri_est and medic supplies from @medwish Cleveland OH #nafo

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Colonel Monte

2 months

Not seeking fame but the Mil Hosp in Zaporishzia was very apprec of our help w surgical and wound care support. It takes a lot of money. 16 IFAKs cost $1000. Built 807 IFAKs last week. We seriously need a large donor to help fill the gap @harri_est #NAFO

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Colonel Monte

10 months

Glad to be able to help the warriors of the 93rd Brigade. Front Line Kitchen made it possible getting funding and IFAKs to the front lines. 1033 IFAKs built this trip. Saving lives with donor support

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@frontlinekit

Richard Woodruff 🇺🇦

10 months

A huge thank you from the 93rd brigade to @medunard who made up 200 IFAKS for our heroes. 100 of which were funded by the incredible FLK Family through donating to his donorbox campaign and a further 100 were funded by Monte's previous fundraising efforts. THANK YOU!!!

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Colonel Monte

11 months

Def Mon, you are right. I build IFAKs w CAT7 tq. 600 IFAKs this week in Kyiv. $75 ea or over $42,000 in components alone. Nothing for the volunteers. All donations for IFAKs . Help us fund raise for our next build. We are real Traveling Colonels. Iraq vets

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Def Mon

11 months

🧵F16s are cool and much needed, but... 30% of all combat deaths are preventable with proper medical kit and training. For the price of one F16 we could equip hundreds of thousands of UA solders with proper medical training and IFAKs Leaders of European countries pay attention

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Colonel Monte

10 months

Thanks. Glad to help with your project and team. Great meeting some of the valiant demining doing the hard work in Ukraine. As I told your team we will continue to support you with IFAKs. Say hello to our fellow Marine Monty, as he recovers Semper Fi

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Colonel Monte

9 months

Met with Nurse Anna. Great discussion on help to Ukr and saving lives. She gave me a ton of supplies for our 1000 IFAK build starting next week. All of her supplies critical to successful build. Thanks to her supporters @TheRealRhllor @ViolentToddler #nafo

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Colonel Monte

1 month

Hannuska is making a difference- medical & humanitarian aid into Ukr on a regular basis. He has helped the Traveling Colonels twice- great supplies which we forwarded to hospitals in Zaporizshiza. Bantry County Cork great supporters. He needs donation$ please support #nafo

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Hanuska

1 month

Boost this in Ireland. The good people of Bantry have made a special effort for our Kharkiv run. Can anyone get me an old Bantry Rugby Jersey or 2 in Dublin by Tuesday. Munster jersey's I have, but would like to personalize delivery a little. @EastVeterans ye would be a good

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Colonel Monte

1 year

Busy productive day building IFAKs for the front line units. DrJim @SofOkunevskaFdn got the new shipment of supplies into Kyiv and Chuck and Roman and I made a record number today. Pictured below laying out the burn gel paks and nasal tubes for insertion.

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Colonel Monte

2 months

thanks @Harri_Est for helping the Traveling Colonels get - helmet, body armor, sleeping bag to add to my personal gortex shell, rucksack, sleeping pad, 2 IFAKs, spare cammy uniforms, candy for a friend who is conscripted and just sent to adviika area #NAFO

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Colonel Monte

9 months

Truck load of medical supplies to NJ and sea container for Kyiv. World of Connections supporting some seabags by air transport and a couple pallets of supplies. These supplies for IFAKs, clinics, stabilization pts, medics.. support #nafo

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Colonel Monte

2 months

shipping out aid. It's expensive. We are low on cash please donate. Donations are drying up. if so we go back to odd jobs in Ukr to help. @harri_est helped us with trauma shears- pouches. not afraid of odd jobs - just not going to be saving lives. #nafo

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Colonel Monte

4 months

impressive work and level of commitment. well done @Hannuska2109 helped The Traveling Colonels with IV run lines which we are sending out to medics and doctors with IV cannulas

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Hanuska

4 months

Very productive day. With the assistance of the renegade guys we sorted a lot of stuff then took 2 loads into Ukraine and loaded their 9 ton truck, but did not have the time to go back to refill the vans. We will leave at 6 in the morning. Good night.

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9 months

Today meet with Ukr group that helps front line fighters. We did hands-on CAT7 tq, Ukr Dnipro2 tq, Ukr SICH tq, and fake “chinese” tq - this is 2 minutes version. We examined stitching, plastic parts, fabric differences… they left with a new perspective. #NAFO dnp2 is solid

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Colonel Monte

7 months

And so it begins again. 11th trip to support Ukraine. Waiting in Munich for my flt to RZE Poland then Przemysl all night train to Kyiv w 280 pounds of medical supplies. Chest Seals are needed for every IFAK -amazon gift please #nafo Image Image

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Colonel Monte

8 months

We built and are shipping out medic bags/boxes with 25 pounds of medical supplies. quick overview of what we packed in each box. #NAFO

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Colonel Monte

10 months

Nina has helped The Traveling Colonels with patches and understanding Ukraine culture. I support here soldiers boxes also. Please support her fundraiser. Colonel Monte Traveling Colonels patches by Nina and Kharkiv visit last week

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@ninaselyna

Nina 🇺🇦

10 months

🌃 NVG fundraising Update🌃 💰 $827 Collected 💙💛 💸 $6433 TOGO 👌 Go to this form to get your postcard from Ukraine with love 🥰👉 Thank you for your support we need it a lot now and appreciate it very much! ❤️‍🔥

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Colonel Monte

10 months

Happy Flag Day! I apprec your dedication and support for Ukraine. Richard has a donor who is matching up to $5000 in donations for IFAKs. A 600 IFAK build this week with the Traveling Colonels -donate and post your screen shot @frontlinekit #NAFO

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Richard Woodruff 🇺🇦

10 months

Happy Flag Day my fellow patriots! 🇺🇦

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5 months

Helping Ukrainian's has many opportunities. About zero out, damp with a ten knot wind - chilly but got her home to her kids. Aug she told of 3 missiles hitting very close to her home. 50 meter away. Her brother died from the war. Her husband retired Ukr air force. She fundraises

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Colonel Monte

10 months

thanks Erik, so grateful for your support and of your donors. We built 1,033 last week. Oct we hope to beat that record.

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@fellaforukraine

10 months

The orders keep rolling in so get a patch before they are gone and support @bekamaciorowski and the 36th and @medunard with the Traveling Colonel’s.

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2 months

The Traveling Colonels are more than IFAKS. Gynocolgist tools and supplies tonight. Last noght dropped off laparoscopic surg set. Doctor about in tears of joy! #nafo @Harri_Est

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Colonel Monte

2 months

no helmet for a conscripted soldier. I had my gear but not helmet, body armor sleeping bag, ... Harri_est sent me his gear to help friend of the family. thanks. support harri_est and the colonels

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Colonel Monte

3 months

tragic loss of life. I was at WCK Przemysl w Damien. We were on different assignments. Lots of us from WCK trip in Apr 2022 grieving today over the loss. Impacts everyone whether you served with him or never knew any of the many humanitarians that have been killed #NAFO

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Renegade_Relief_Runners

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It’s taken some time to process how the WCK volunteers - friends and family in our community here in Ukraine, and personal friends to members of our team - who were killed in Gaza could have been taken from us in a way that should never have happened. These people represented

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10 months

The Traveling Colonels conclude their successful Sep proj- 1,033 IFAKs delivered by a Team of great vols. Great donor support @frontlinekit @TheRealRhllor @KathyStickel @ViolentToddler €£¥$ make it a reality- build is easy. Let’s keep it rolling- Oct?

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4 months

did today?- a lot except raise very much in donations the last few weeks. 1109 IFAKs built in about the last 30 days #nafo

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@rima_medUA

Rima Med 🇺🇸🇱🇹🇺🇦

4 months

Good morning my friends! Always chasing the sunny days ☀️ What are we doing for Ukraine today my friends?

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2 months

Joel is a good man and helped the Traveling Colonels distribute some IFAKs to the frontlines #nafo @Harri_Est

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Joel The Dane 🇩🇰🇺🇦

2 months

Life as a #volunteer in Ukraine is very simple! You wake up, help #Ukraine , go to sleep and then do it again. It’s a blessing and a privilege! Somehow the many complicated challenges in between just makes you stronger! #OneTeamOneFight #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

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Colonel Monte

9 months

Wow, so busy building a record 1,118 IFAKs this week I didn’t post anything. Blew thru our goal- things were going so well. Great team of volunteers helping. Now need some help paying the bills #NAFO @TheRealRhllor @ViolentToddler @annasummer @ninaselyna

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4 months

Colonel Monte. I stand with Ukraine. Two days of work in Lviv and what is left of 9 pallets of medical supplies. #NAFO We built and shipped to the front lines 1100 IFAKS this month.

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Sylvie333f

4 months

Today I support Ukraine. Tomorrow I support Ukraine. I am with Ukraine until victory. Please join me with a QT black and white photo, to show those that oppose freedom that we are real people. Fuck ruzzia. Glory to Ukraine, glory to her heroes. 🫶🇺🇦🫶🇺🇦

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6 months

Big shout out to repeat donor Sam the Oregon Marine! On the front porch found 10 chest seals and 5 CAT7 tq. Last week Sam sent more chest seals and he helped a combat skills instr in Ukr with specialized map markers/pens. Crushing it #NAFO @Oregon_Sam

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Julia of Renegade Relief Runners supported another NGO today -we delivered a demilitarized truck to Ukraine for their use in front line deliveries. Chuck and I picked up the truck in Poland and drove it into Ukraine and handed it off. Semper Fi #ukraine julia_3xR @3xR_team

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part of our day helping Ukraine Nice youtube video report

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The Traveling Colonels - 600 IFAKs in Kyiv - Jan 2024. Help save a life, purchase two chest seals today. We hand carry chest seals- twice as expensive in Kyiv as a bulk discounted order at North American Rescue. Amazon tangible donation link #nafo

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Sent out some quilts this morning. This one went to a grandmother who has lost two grandsons in the last year to the war. Terrible cost for anyone to pay. She was said to really like the quilt. Helping Ukraine. Col Monte- Slava Ukraini! #NAFO

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Back in Lviv, Ukr. Col Chuck caught up after having his flight cancel in Berlin. Now a van of supplies, bags and more Ukr purchased supplies in Kyiv for us to use on 600 IFAK build. Busy -meeting set for 9pm in Lviv donation drop

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4 years

I voted Rashid, Warner, Biden, Harris. Be sure to go vote!

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Kyiv. Our work continues. Ignore the bots and naysayers. With your help we are saving lives. Pres Truman, a fellow Missourian said the buck stops here. I am Col Monte- the buck stops here, I am responsible for work we do here not ruzzian trolls/ bots or keyboard warriors #NAFO

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Ukraine govt has not provided IFAKs so humanitarians fill the void. Video of our 1400 to-date IFAKs components - 600 more to be built this week in Kyiv. Col Monte 30 yr Marine Corps and Iraq vet of The Traveling Colonels.

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Def Mon

11 months

🧵F16s are cool and much needed, but... 30% of all combat deaths are preventable with proper medical kit and training. For the price of one F16 we could equip hundreds of thousands of UA solders with proper medical training and IFAKs Leaders of European countries pay attention

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We sent Nurse Bekah a box of IFAKs, medic supplies and an ALPS specialized evac stretcher. Glad the items are on the frontlines and saving lives. Don’t mind the missile atk during her video. @NatalkaKyiv @ViolentToddler @TheRealRhllor #NAFO

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Chef Zhenya hosted us to great ramen and some refreshments in Kyiv. We met to discuss military field kitchens. Lucky for me one of my Fallujaha battle buddies was the food service officer of the Marine Corps. @chefzhenya SEMPER FI donate for IFAK @SofOkunevskaFdn @b55279100

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Ukr govt has admitted they have not issued IFAKs to soldiers. Vol’s like the Traveling Colonels have taken on the burden of fundraising and building as many IFAKs as we can. Along with not having IFAKs we get reports of no sleeping bags, other equipment shortages #NAFO 2 of 3

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6 months

chest seals fund raiser going well. Building 600 IFAKs the end of Jan- early Feb. Just built 180 IFAKs in kyiv. Thanks to all donors -Oregon Marine Sam just sent 15 hyfin compact chest seals. #nafo @Oregon_Sam We are all helping to save lives lives

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11 months

NAFO-trinzu, thanks for your support. The Traveling Colonels -We are who we say we are and do what we say do. 400 CAT7 IFAK build this month Kyiv and fundraising $30,400 for Aug 400 CAT7 IFAK build. #NAFO @TheRealRhllor

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@trinzu

NAFO_trinzu🇪🇪❤️🇺🇦

11 months

Never stop supporting Ukraine even if some people disappoint you. Find that person you believe in and help her/him to help Ukraine but please don't give up. Ukraine needs us now more than ever.💙💛

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thanks well said. Lots of emotions felt when you stand there on the beaches of Normandy. Lots of sacrifices to preserve freedom. I would encourage everyone to visit Normandy, I have several times. Lots of sacrifices now in Ukraine trying to stop oppression again #nafo

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Ryan Hendrickson

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Never forget those who were willing to give their lives to free the world from oppression on June 6th, 1944. As I walk down Utah Beach here Normandy on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, I'm reminded of the ultimate sacrifice so many made in the name of freedom. We can not let their

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Dnipro - completed hosp equip/supplies drop for gynecologists. Birthing kits, infant blood press, inf stethoscopes, sutures, speculums, CPR dolls, surg instruments... donated. #NAFO Head doctor said they couldn't sign any documents- we said "a thanks" is all we need in return

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Excuse the poor videographer work. Going to find a new person for future videos. “Ed’s Friends” made a significant impact by donating pouches to the Traveling Colonels. Here is how we are using them today. Thanks to Ed’s Friends. @edsfriends @Sam201810

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6 months

Asked to talk briefly on chest seals.. A sucking chest wound results from a bullet wound or shrapnel to the chest. The wound changes the pressure inside the chest cavity and prevents you from breathing. Two chest seals needed -entry /exit wounds. #nafo

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4 months

Colonel Chuck on deck with the Traveling Colonels Kyiv. 9 pallets of supplies to push out to Ukr hosps/medics. 1 dental chair delivered. 28 stretchers, hundreds of cold wx sleeping pads, sleeping bags, ground covers/ponchos already to Azoz Brigade plus already 850 IFAKs #nafo

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Colonel Monte

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Great to hear! Your team’s work is invaluable to all Ukrainian’s. We will support your team with IFAKs but hopefully you never need to use them. Support Tip of The Spear as we do. Semper Fi We head to Kyiv in 2 weeks to build 1000 more IFAKs #NAFO

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Paul - thanksfor your leadership, your dedication to ukr and the volunteers helping Ukr Col Monte #NAFO building IFAKs in Kyiv. Used HUGS support in the past

@HugsUkraine

HUGS Helping Ukraine Grassroots Support 🍁🇨🇦🇺🇦

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Today is Day 700 since @PaulyHughes left 🇨🇦 to help 🇺🇦. He has been continuously volunteering in #Ukraine the entire time.

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4 months

great team building IFAKs for the frontlines

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Misha’s Angels

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4 months

We had a great day packing IFAKs with @medunard 💘 Thank you to everyone who helped with our Valentine’s Day “Cupid’s Heroes” IFAK fundraiser, especially Yoopers for Ukraine. IFAKs will be delivered soon! #NAFO #NAFOCatsDivision

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well played sir. Thanks for the help today. Supporting Ukr and the SIBERIAN battalion @Harri_Est The Traveling Colonels built 80 IFAKs and 2 medic bags for Harri and Joel to distribute

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Joel The Dane 🇩🇰🇺🇦

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1 DANE 🇩🇰 vs 100s OF RUZZIANS I went to the ruzzian embassy in #Warsaw on their day of “elections” to play some nice #Ukrainian music for the orcs waiting in line to vote 🇺🇦 The Polish police tried to stop me, so I had to educate them a bit about freedom of speech! Quite a few

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Sent out 5 boxes of surgical items to a Ukr mi surgeon we support. Some medic boxes and items to units and soldiers. Second time this week sending out an IFAK to a recovering formerly wounded soldier who is returning to the trenches. Hard corps #nafo

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Ukraine today? We finished 985 IFAKs this week. I bought 500 Ukr tq, 200 Ukr burn pads, 180 nasal airways, collected 2 fifty pound bags from London, org and directed a team of 5 volunteers…. and planned for tomorrow to finish our 1000 IFAK goal. #nafo

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Rima Med 🇺🇸🇱🇹🇺🇦

9 months

Good morning my friends ☀️☀️☀️ Thanks to all who posted memes to cheer me up. It worked 🥰 Today is a new day and it’s another day to work toward victory for Ukraine. What are we doing for Ukraine today? #warcoffee

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last week. Supporting a group that needed tourniquets for civilian stop the bleed training. Very effective 2 days training. Fake tq’s we come across - not for frontline use but ok for hands on training and tq confidence. Funding needed pls donate #NAFO

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11 months

thanks for the support. factory direct CAT7. gold standard tourniquet please donate and keep the build rolling. we are planning for 600 IFAKs Aug Sep. That is at $70 per ifak $42,000. please help #NAFO

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Douglas Hall

11 months

@MrsSNorman @OldridgeDominic @medunard Yep. Monte is getting the cash I received as donations for tourniquets. More info on that later. I’m also looking into cheaper sources of other medical supplies. But it is best to donate to trusted fundraisers than buy your own stuff, especially tourniquets. Too much cheap

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Hannuska and @HelpHealUkraine Misneach are making a difference Please support. We are building IFAKs and sending out medic kits. One paramedic box sent out today from Misneach Ireland 🇺🇦🇺🇸🇮🇪

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Hanuska

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This is one of the machines I was bringing into 🇺🇦 from @HelpHealUkraine when Romanian Customs turned me away because it was 2nd hand. The value of this stuff is huge as is the cost of transporting it. If you can, please throw us a bone as funding all this is just not

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Some people ask what goes into a Traveling Colonel IFAK and what does each component do. See the attached pdf file We are helping with this build and our own 600 IFAK Build starting next week. #NAFO

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6 months

Thank you 🫡 We are so grateful to work on this project with you!

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A donor give us 27 orange CAT7s. A unit got a couple and said “training tq and not for front line issue”! I said return the IFAK and orange tq. They are “orange” NOT training tq. “Training devices” are blue. Minus 27 orange CAT7s and leaves 27 Ukr soldiers with a CAT7. 1/2

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Got a request from frontline soldiers with existing IFAKs, but they need some key components replenishment so we are building 100 MOR or mission orientated replenishment IFAKs. A complete life saving IFAK - but it does not have the non life saving items. #nafo

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The Traveling Colonels just built 807 IFAKs for frontline troops. Next month we hope to build 500 IFAKs with your help. We were building 1000-1200 IFAKs ea trip but we do not have the money so downsizing right when more IFAKs are needed #nafo @harri_est

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11 months

A quick update as we wrap up 425 IFAK built early Aug and head back to Kyiv next week to build an additional 600 IFAKs for front line fighters. $75 ea per IFAK or over $42,000 needed. Donate please

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Invited to Dnipro2 factory. All dnp2 prod in house controlling quality. CAT7 and a dnp2 tq stress -CAT7 sheared and the dnp2 staying intact 2 rev higher pressure, higher torq, greater force than sheared CAT7. Showed our IFAK-impressed w our build. #nafo

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Kyiv-Busy day executing the 600 IFAK build -no real time for social media. Today a team of 2 incredible extra volunteers helping The Traveling Colonels build 204 IFAKs for the front lines. $45,000 build planned- donations please hot/humid here #NAFO

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10 months

Nurse Anna, We believe in training and IFAKs together. Col Chuck and I will add 20 IFAKs to your challenge of 80 IFAKs to make the final gift 100 IFAKs for Ukr soldiers first aid training for Uk. Trained and equipped is the way to save lives

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6 months

every IFAK helps save lives. We don’t care who’s name goes on the project. Our goal is to help get as many IFAKs to frontline soldiers as we can and will partner with hard working honest steady fellow humanitarian’s and volunteers

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Thank you 🫡 We are so grateful to work on this project with you!

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