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About Me — Rachel Jamison.

I’m a pacifist human rights attorney and law professor who created the world’s largest funding system for military veterans to go Ukraine to fight. That might sound contradictory, but I don’t think it is. I graduated from Berkeley Law and have spent my career in academia and working for small…

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About Me — Rachel Jamison. I’m a Pacifist Who Funds People Fighting For Ukraine
About Me — Rachel Jamison. I’m a Pacifist Who Funds People Fighting For Ukraine
About Me

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The Things We Don’t Carry

What I learned About Combat Veterans in Ukraine — In early March, I flew back to the USA after a hacker claiming to have been paid by the Russian government doxxed my location and threatened my life. When I landed, I hadn’t slept in three days and could barely manage a coherent thought. An Iraq war veteran on his…

Ukraine War

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The Things We Don’t Carry
The Things We Don’t Carry
Ukraine War

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Jul 25

How it Feels to be a Fundraiser for Ukraine

I do not know the total amount of money I’ve raised for Ukraine. I don’t know because I’ve raised it for multiple NGOs including two 501c3 organizations and Safe Passage 4 Ukraine and Protect a Volunteer. …

Ukraine

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How it Feels to be a Fundraiser for Ukraine
How it Feels to be a Fundraiser for Ukraine
Ukraine

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Jul 5

The Cost of Fighting for Freedom

I have not been able to write lately as unfortunately I am facing some health issues that make writing difficult. I had many things I wanted to say about the 4th of July and Americans fighting in Ukraine. …

Ukraine

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Ukraine

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May 6

It’s a War About Humanity: An American Fighting in Ukraine Explains Why

This is the transcript of an interview with an American who has been in Ukraine since March 2022. He has fought with multiple units in the Ukrainian Army and is now in the International Legion. These are his own words, edited only to remove repeat words or phrases. …

Ukraine

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It’s a War About Humanity: An American Fighting in Ukraine Explains Why
It’s a War About Humanity: An American Fighting in Ukraine Explains Why
Ukraine

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May 4

Flipping the Switch: The Effect of Having to Kill While Fighting in Ukraine

These are direct quotes from an American military veteran who fought in Afghanistan and is now fighting in Ukraine’s International Legion. Unlike other pieces that I published here, this did not start from an interview. This person is a friend. He took a temporary break from fighting. During a video…

Ukraine

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Flipping the Switch: The Effect of Having to Kill While Fighting in Ukraine
Flipping the Switch: The Effect of Having to Kill While Fighting in Ukraine
Ukraine

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Apr 26

Fatherhood on the Front Line: 3 Fathers Fighting in Ukraine Explain Why They Left Their Children to Fight

For many foreign volunteers who went to fight in Ukraine, they are leaving behind children in their home countries. Three fathers of small children who are also military volunteers in Ukraine talked to me about why they chose to fight even though it means not seeing their children. …

Ukraine

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Fatherhood on the Front Line: 3 Fathers Fighting in Ukraine Explain Why They Left Their Children to…
Fatherhood on the Front Line: 3 Fathers Fighting in Ukraine Explain Why They Left Their Children to…
Ukraine

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Apr 20

Legionnaires in Ukraine Explain Why Only Military Veterans Should Join Ukraine’s Fight

Ukraine’s International Legion attracted volunteers from around the world. Some were highly qualified military veterans of their home countries and others had no military training at all. These interviews are with two members of Ukraine’s International Legion, both of whom served in their home country’s military and saw combat before…

Ukraine

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Legionnaires in Ukraine Explain Why Only Military Veterans Should Join Ukraine’s Fight
Legionnaires in Ukraine Explain Why Only Military Veterans Should Join Ukraine’s Fight
Ukraine

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Apr 11

Texts from a Legionnaire in Ukraine: Part One

A legionnaire in Ukraine holds a patch designating him as a member of the International Legion. Photo given to the author and used with permission. ********** The following are texts I have received from an American volunteer in Ukraine’s International Legion. These are his own words, as texted to me…

Ukraine

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Texts from a Legionnaire in Ukraine: Part One
Texts from a Legionnaire in Ukraine: Part One
Ukraine

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Apr 8

In Memory of Grady Kurpasi, an American Marine Veteran Killed in Ukraine

This is far different from what I would normally write on here. I regularly write about the toll that encountering deaths in Ukraine has on me, emotionally and psychologically. Stress has stolen my words and so today I have few. Russia killed Grady Kurpasi in Ukraine. This wasn’t yesterday or…

Ukraine

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In Memory of Grady Kurpasi, an American Marine Veteran Killed in Ukraine
In Memory of Grady Kurpasi, an American Marine Veteran Killed in Ukraine
Ukraine

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Rachel Jamison

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Director of Safe Passage 4 Ukraine sp4ukraine.org and protectavolunteer.com which are both organizations that help foreign military volunteers in Ukraine.

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