The two Alabama men released from Russian custody are staying in an apartment while awaiting travel arrangements. They're being seen by a doctor checking their vitals routinely as both men are being treated for dehydration.
That’s according to a family member who spoke with one of the men this morning.On Wednesday, the two were released as part of a 10-person exchange brokered by the Saudi government. The two men were reported yesterday in the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia, awaiting an eventual trip home.that Drueke’s mother, Lois “Bunny” Drueke, spoke with him this morning. According to her, both men have been released from the hospital and are awaiting travel arrangements.
Drueke told his family that the two men were staying in an apartment, with a doctor checking their vitals routinely as both men are being treated for dehydration. “Alex told Bunny when they first were told they were going somewhere, they weren’t told why or where, so they spent several hours not realizing they were being freed,” Shaw said.
Huynh, 27, of Lawrence County, left the U.S. in early April to fight with Ukrainian forces. The son of Vietnamese immigrants, he had served as a U.S. Marine for four years and, before his departure, was a student at Calhoun Community College. Huynh moved to north Alabama two years ago from his native California and lives about 120 miles from Drueke. Before leaving for Europe, Huynh told his local newspaper,Drueke, a 39-year old from Tuscaloosa, is an Iraq War veteran who told his family he had been teaching Ukrainian troops how to use American-made weapons.Relatives spoke with Drueke several times by phoneNote to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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