Pfc. Andrii Sydoruk, left, and Spc. Celestin Ntomb converse during a training exercise in Landstuhl, Germany, Feb. 9, 2024. (Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes)

Pfc. Andrii Sydoruk immigrated to the United States with his family in 2018. As a green card holder at the time, returning to Ukraine wasn’t an option when Russia invaded his native country. But he found another way to serve. Read more here.