The wife of a former US Marine who was killed in battles against the invading Russians in Ukraine has seen her life “completely disintegrated” after the death of her husband, according to the father of the slain soldier.
New York-born Willie Joseph Cancel, 22, left behind his 22-year-old wife, Brittany – who is also a Marine veteran – and their seven-month-old son, Anthony, in March after taking a paid job in a private army contractor. to protect the innocent ”in Ukraine, his father wrote on a GoFundMe page.
Cancel’s wife received “the worst call of her life” on Tuesday when she was informed that her husband had been killed in battle, the father said.
“Your husband fought bravely, but unfortunately he failed,” she said in a phone call.
“Since that phone call on April 26, her life has completely fallen apart and now she has to figure out how to rebuild it together, figure out how to raise her son without his father or financial support,” the father wrote during the fundraiser. a site that has raised over $ 36,000 as of early Saturday morning.
Willie Joseph Cancel left behind his seven-month-old son and 22-year-old wife, Brittany, after taking a paid job at a private military company. Brittany Cancel / Facebook; Villas
“As a family, we try to support them as much as possible and be for each other, but Brittany and Anthony will need more than we can provide.
The fundraiser hopes to raise enough money to support Cancel’s wife and son.
“He will grow up without a father, a father who was brave and selfless and whose life was meaninglessly lost,” Cancelle’s father wrote of his grandson.
Her wife’s life has completely fallen apart and now she has to figure out how to rebuild it together, wrote Willie’s father Joseph on the GoFundMe website. GoFundMe The GoFundMe fundraising organization hopes to raise enough money to support Cancel’s wife and son. Britani Cancel / Facebook; Villas
“As long as he grows up, knowing that his father died a hero, we know it won’t be easy. No parent should bury their child, and no child should grow up without a parent. ”
A native of Orange County and a volunteer firefighter in Walden, Cancel flew to Poland on March 12th and arrived in Ukraine the next day to fight alongside men from “all over the world,” said his mother, Rebecca Cabrera. in front of CNN on Friday.
The circumstances surrounding Cancel’s death are unclear and his body was not found immediately, Cabrera said.
Willie Joseph Cancel flew to Poland on March 12th and arrived in Ukraine the next day to fight alongside men from different countries, his mother said. Britani Cancel / Facebook; Villas
Cancelli had previously served as a Marine shooter and was stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, the Marine Corps said Friday.
He was not in a military zone and was fired for misconduct after violating a lawful general order, said Marine spokesman Major Jim Stenger.
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